PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Ahad has chosen Hurt by Johnny Cash as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jackson
vs
Ibn La Ahad

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Altair Ibn La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - La Ahad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from La Ahad misses.
Altair Ibn La Ahad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but La Ahad is out of range.
La Ahad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Ahad takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Ahad.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
La Ahad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Ahad lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Ahad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Ahad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
La Ahad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but La Ahad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Ahad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Some wild striking there from La Ahad.
La Ahad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Ahad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from La Ahad misses.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
La Ahad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson moves out of range as La Ahad strikes.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Ahad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Ahad. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Ahad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
La Ahad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson takes a swing at La Ahad's ribcage but misses.
La Ahad throws a nice outside leg kick.
La Ahad jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Ahad is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson stalks La Ahad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into La Ahad's face. La Ahad staggers backwards, shaken.

La Ahad is rocked!
La Ahad dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
La Ahad is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but La Ahad moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Ahad manages to avoid it.
La Ahad seems to have recovered his senses.
La Ahad needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
La Ahad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La Ahad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
La Ahad connects with a single shot there.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Ahad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
La Ahad connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Ahad scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson throws the left hand but La Ahad avoids the punch easily.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
La Ahad lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
La Ahad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from La Ahad finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Ahad is out of range and Jackson settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Ahad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Ahad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Ahad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
La Ahad throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and La Ahad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Ahad tries a head kick but it misses.
La Ahad slips under a jab.
La Ahad throws a big shot that misses.
La Ahad checks the leg kick.
La Ahad sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
La Ahad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Ahad checks it well.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
La Ahad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.
La Ahad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from La Ahad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Ahad misses with a wild body shot.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Ahad, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson cracks La Ahad with a nice body shot.
La Ahad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson pushes La Ahad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Ahad avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Ahad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath La Ahad's ribcage. La Ahad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from La Ahad.

La Ahad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Ahad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George Jackson will probably get the nod.
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.

No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by La Ahad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Ahad.
A lazy left from La Ahad finds it's target.
La Ahad misses with a wild body shot.
La Ahad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from La Ahad.
La Ahad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Ahad.
La Ahad tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Ahad.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Ahad.
Jackson throws a right hand that La Ahad ducks under and follows up with a left that La Ahad also avoids with ease.
Jackson wants to slow La Ahad down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson lands a nice hook to La Ahad's body. La Ahad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from La Ahad. Those never looked like landing.
La Ahad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by La Ahad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. La Ahad eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Ahad. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Ahad connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
La Ahad with a hook.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
La Ahad misses with a straight left.

Jackson rushes La Ahad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Ahad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson has La Ahad pressed against the cage, preventing La Ahad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and La Ahad is able to avoid easily.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Ahad doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Ahad misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
La Ahad misses with a straight right.
La Ahad avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Ahad.
George Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Ahad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Ahad tries a head kick but it misses.
La Ahad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Ahad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Ahad throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
La Ahad throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
The fighters circling - La Ahad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Ahad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to chop away at La Ahad's legs.
George Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
La Ahad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
La Ahad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson tries to bum rush La Ahad with a series of wild strikes but La Ahad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Ahad scores with a body shot.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Ahad moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
La Ahad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La Ahad moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
La Ahad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
La Ahad ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
La Ahad throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by La Ahad as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
La Ahad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 dives in and scores a takedown into La Ahad's guard.
La Ahad trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but La Ahad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

La Ahad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
La Ahad is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Ahad on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from La Ahad finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
La Ahad misses with a straight left.
La Ahad misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Ahad looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
La Ahad swinging wildly here.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends La Ahad's belly button to the back.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Ahad.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps La Ahad's head back.
La Ahad throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
La Ahad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and La Ahad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
La Ahad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Ahad. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
La Ahad tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
La Ahad is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now La Ahad has his back to the cage.

La Ahad breaks the clinch.
La Ahad missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
La Ahad throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but La Ahad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Ahad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Ahad.
La Ahad scores with a nice right hand.
La Ahad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
La Ahad is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Jackson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Jackson!