PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Villarreal
vs
Jackson

169 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

192 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chauncey Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Villarreal to the mat! Villarreal manages to get full guard.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.

Villarreal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Villarreal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Villarreal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villarreal trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dean Jackson.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson wants to stand but Villarreal is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Villarreal wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson landing a few strikes.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson controlling from side mount.
Jackson tries to stand but Villarreal is controlling his head.
Villarreal wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Villarreal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villarreal keeps working.
Jackson working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to stand but Villarreal has his arm trapped.
Villarreal can't do much from the bottom here.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
Villarreal stops Jackson from passing to mount.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Villarreal is defending well.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jackson wants to stand but Villarreal has his arm trapped.
Villarreal can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson controlling the position.
Villarreal tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Villarreal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Villarreal is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Villarreal is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Villarreal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Jackson decides to stand back up.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson trying to control the action but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villarreal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Villarreal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Villarreal 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.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villarreal.
Villarreal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villarreal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jackson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Villarreal throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jackson's body to avoid the submission. Jackson has instead reached around Villarreal's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jackson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dean Jackson!