PBP Commentary

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

Jackson
vs
Sorentino

183 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sorentino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sorentino duly obliges.
Sorentino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jackson clinches up with Sorentino and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorentino avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sorentino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sorentino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorentino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sorentino lands with an overhand left.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Sorentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson has been working on his balance at Foot Loves, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sorentino.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sorentino pinned against the cage. Sorentino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sorentino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sorentino can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into full mount! Sorentino won't be happy about that!
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sorentino because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson looking to control but Sorentino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Sorentino is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Sorentino manages to avoid easily.
Sorentino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson trying to control but Sorentino is having none of it.
Sorentino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Paul Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sorentino tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sorentino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorentino scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Sorentino scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Sorentino scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorentino is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Sorentino circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorentino throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jonah Sorentino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sorentino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Sorentino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sorentino working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Sorentino is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Sorentino into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sorentino pulls his leg out and moves away.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sorentino is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorentino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorentino's head.

Sorentino is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Sorentino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sorentino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Sorentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Sorentino counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sorentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Sorentino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Sorentino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sorentino, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorentino just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sorentino stuffs the takedown.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sorentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Sorentino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sorentino misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sorentino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Sorentino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sorentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Sorentino. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Sorentino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sorentino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sorentino lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Sorentino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorentino is stalking Jackson. Jackson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Sorentino, and it's lights out! Jackson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonah Sorentino!