PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yargon Schniber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schniber
vs
Jackson

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yargon Schniber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schniber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schniber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schniber tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Schniber throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Schniber scores with a jab.
Schniber lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson moves out of range as Schniber strikes.
Schniber throws a one two combo.
Schniber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schniber swinging wildly here.

Schniber moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schniber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schniber tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Schniber leaning his opponent against the cage.

Schniber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schniber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schniber misses with an uppercut.
Schniber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Schniber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Schniber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schniber sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Schniber has taken the fight into the clinch.

Schniber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

Schniber moves into the clinch successfully.
Schniber stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schniber backwards.

Schniber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yargon Schniber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yargon Schniber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schniber tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schniber.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Schniber misses with a hook.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Schniber lands a right hook to the body.

Schniber gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Schniber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schniber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jackson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yargon Schniber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schniber throws a good cross that connects.
Yargon Schniber is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Schniber's head but Schniber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Schniber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schniber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Schniber misses with a two punch combination.
Schniber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schniber fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schniber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Schniber to the canvas!

Schniber is rocked!

It looks like Yargon Schniber has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Schniber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schniber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schniber seems to have got his legs back now.
Schniber has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson controlling from the top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schniber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schniber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schniber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Schniber gets a clinch.
Schniber lands a nice shot to the body.

Schniber manages to break the clinch.
Schniber misses with the combination.
Jackson slips a jab from Schniber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schniber is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Schniber wants to clinch.

Schniber rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

Schniber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schniber misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Schniber avoids it easily.
Schniber cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schniber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Schniber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Schniber is controlling him.
Schniber is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schniber is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yargon Schniber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schniber tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Schniber drops back down to his feet.
Jackson is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yargon Schniber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Schniber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Schniber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schniber swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Schniber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Schniber gets a clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Schniber improves position.

Schniber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schniber shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schniber slips under a jab from Jackson.
Schniber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yargon Schniber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Schniber gets a clinch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Schniber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schniber.
Schniber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schniber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schniber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Schniber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schniber lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Schniber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schniber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Schniber counters with a nice body shot.
Schniber loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Schniber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schniber swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Schniber.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schniber.
A left lands for Schniber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Schniber moved out of range.
Schniber shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yargon Schniber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
letting Schniber counter with a right hand.
Schniber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schniber in his tracks.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Schniber.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yargon Schniber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schniber 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Yargon Schniber!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Yargon Schniber!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Yargon Schniber!

Yargon Schniber wins by unanimous decision!