PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highway Star by Deep Purple. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Silva

190 cm
28
256 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

225 cm
28
265 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Cynical Truth

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gigant Silva has been cut.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to stall.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva's coach down at VENDETTA Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Silva is rocked!
Good body shot from Jackson.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gigant Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jackson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.

Jackson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Silva clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeremy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Jackson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gigant Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Silva pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.

Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jeremy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson connects with a knee right up the middle! Silva tumbles to the floor and Jackson stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jeremy Jackson!
Jeremy Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.