PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Quadros

190 cm
27
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

194 cm
32
220 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Quadros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quadros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Quadros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Quadros throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Quadros.
Quadros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quadros moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Quadros sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quadros throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Quadros avoids it easily.
Quadros throws a quick inside leg kick.

Quadros rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quadros looking to slow down the pace here.
Quadros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quadros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
Quadros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quadros dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Quadros's coach down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Quadros's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Quadros.
A short right from Jackson.
Quadros lands a damaging elbow.
Quadros misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Quadros avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quadros lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quadros.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Quadros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Quadros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Quadros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quadros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quadros's brow.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros throws a head punch that misses.

Quadros manages to break the clinch.
Quadros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quadros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson scores with a one two! Quadros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quadros's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Quadros throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quadros throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Quadros misses with a two punch combination.
Quadros throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Quadros takes it in his stride.
Quadros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quadros.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Quadros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Quadros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Quadros seems unphased.
Quadros misses the jab.
Quadros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quadros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quadros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quadros throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quadros walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab from Quadros.
Donk. Quadros catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Quadros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Quadros moves out of range.
Jab from Quadros.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Quadros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Quadros does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Quadros throws a leg kick that misses.
Quadros moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quadros scores with a nice right hand.
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Quadros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Quadros misses with a straight left.
Jackson tests Quadros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quadros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Ben Jackson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quadros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Quadros in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Quadros slips under a jab.
Quadros tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.

Quadros lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Quadros takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stephen Quadros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quadros lands with a cross.

Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Quadros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quadros steps in with a hook that catches Jackson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Quadros follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jackson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Quadros!
An out of breath Stephen Quadros thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.