PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Seagal
vs
Jackson

190 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Seagal.
Jackson prevents Seagal from breaking the clinch.
Seagal tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Seagal is trying to break free.
Seagal is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Seagal has double underhooks.
Seagal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling him.

Jackson pulls Seagal into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seagal wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Seagal looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seagal wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Seagal just wasn't active enough.
Seagal swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Seagal avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal misses with an uppercut

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seagal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seagal uses from the top position.
Jackson is controlling Seagal's posture.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seagal is one step ahead there.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.
Seagal trying to move into half guard but instead Jackson has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stays in close to Seagal's body and controls the position.
Jackson stands and throws Seagal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagal is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seagal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson is putting a hurting on Seagal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seagal tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Seagal is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Seagal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Seagal gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seagal wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

Seagal is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steve Seagal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson throws a wild body kick that Seagal sees coming a mile off.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Seagal is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Jackson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Seagal regains guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Seagal.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson decides to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jackson has Seagal up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seagal.
Seagal is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seagal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steve Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Jackson.

Jackson pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seagal manages to get himself to full guard.
Roman Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seagal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Seagal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seagal tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson winds up and cracks Seagal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Jackson stands up from half guard.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Seagal against the cage.
Jackson has Seagal pressed against the cage, preventing Seagal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jackson pulls Seagal into guard.
Jackson pulls Seagal in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seagal's guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Seagal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Seagal back into the cage.

Jackson jumps guard and drags Seagal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson seems keen to control Seagal's posture.
Seagal trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson pulls Seagal in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seagal!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagal taking shots to the head.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.

Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Seagal defends it well.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steve Seagal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Seagal is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seagal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson looking to finish Seagal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seagal!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Seagal tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Seagal is in no mood to give up.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Seagal is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Seagal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Seagal shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Seagal is rocked!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Oh Seagal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jackson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Seagal turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jackson off and cradles Seagal's limp body as Jackson celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Roman Jackson!