PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Bandito

179 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zito Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Bandito jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Bandito.
Bandito dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bandito dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Bandito is blocking nicely.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Bandito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bandito lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bandito avoids it well.
Bandito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a solid body kick.
Bandito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oscar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zito Bandito.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Bandito misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bandito is defended easily by Jackson.
Zito Bandito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito scores with a body shot.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandito. Bandito gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bandito finds it's target.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Bandito.
Bandito misses with a straight left.
Bandito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandito shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Bandito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bandito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Bandito ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson prevents Bandito from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bandito takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bandito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Bandito shrugs off.
Bandito can't break the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Bandito 's eye.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bandito.
Bandito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bandito can turn it around.
Bandito is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Bandito.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bandito managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bandito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Bandito's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandito tries to avoid it.
Bandito tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson cracks the inside of Bandito's front leg.
Bandito jabs at Jackson's body.
Bandito lands with an overhand left.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Bandito lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Bandito thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bandito misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Bandito persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Oscar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zito Bandito.
Bandito is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bandito will feel that in the morning.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandito swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Bandito back into the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Bandito struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bandito goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Bandito gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.
Bandito changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bandito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bandito wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Bandito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandito avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bandito is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson is pushing Bandito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bandito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oscar Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bandito takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandito tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Bandito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bandito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandito. Bandito gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Oscar Jackson has been cut.

Jackson clinches.

Bandito lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bandito isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Bandito is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bandito.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Bandito slips an elbow through the middle.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bandito trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bandito throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandito's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito 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.
Jackson won't allow Bandito to get back to his feet.

Jackson gets to his feet. Bandito looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bandito fails with a takedown attempt.
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Oscar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zito Bandito.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Bandito shoots in.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Oscar Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Bandito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandito missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bandito tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Bandito 's eye.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Bandito in his tracks for a moment.
Oscar Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bandito is looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bandito won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bandito wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandito can't break the clinch.
Bandito drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Zito Bandito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zito Bandito.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

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