PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Boyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Boyler
vs
Jackson

207 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Boyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyler throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Boyler shoots in.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyler.
Boyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Boyler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Boyler wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Boyler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boyler!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Boyler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boyler?
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boyler's face.
Boyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyler is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Boyler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Boyler is breathing heavily.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.

Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyler tries to get out of the position.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Boyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Boyler is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Boyler to control.
Boyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Boyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyler tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Boyler is in trouble!
Boyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Boyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson looking to control but Boyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyler is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Boyler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Boyler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boyler working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looking to control but Boyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boyler tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boyler is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boyler's face.
Boyler wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Boyler to control.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boyler looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Boyler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson tries to control but Boyler wriggling away.
Boyler working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson punching from mount but Boyler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.

Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boyler has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boyler tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson cracks Boyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson looking to finish Boyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boyler!
Jackson prevents Boyler from getting the reversal.

Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyler defends it well.
Boyler is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley 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!

Boyler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson won't allow Boyler to pass to mount.
Jackson trying to hold on to Boyler's head to control him but Boyler postures up.
Boyler content to control rather than advance.
Boyler trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets full guard.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riley Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boyler wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Boyler wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Boyler feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Boyler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyler looking to pass the guard.
Boyler stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyler won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Boyler trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Boyler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyler manages to get himself to full guard.
Boyler wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dave Boyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson won't allow Boyler to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Boyler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Jackson!