PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitar Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mitar Miric - Ne svani zoro mlada. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jackson
vs
Miric

195 cm
30
289 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

200 cm
22
258 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitar Miric!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like John Jackson has been cut.
Miric slips a straight right by Jackson.
Miric ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Miric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Miric counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Miric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Miric counters with a nice right hand that sends Jackson toppling to the canvas! Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Miric finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miric looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into Miric's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson pushing down on Miric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miric wants to get back to full guard.
Miric is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miric avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miric trying to control here.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Miric is defending it quite comfortably.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.

That's two 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.
Miric wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Miric felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson is pressing down on Miric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miric is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is trying to control. Miric wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Miric 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mitar Miric has been cut.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Miric.
Miric lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Miric sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric connects with a single shot there.

John Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miric counters with a stiff right hand.

Miric lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Miric stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miric throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Miric lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Miric stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!

John Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson with a poor takedown

and Miric counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miric.
Miric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson jumps guard but Miric stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Miric.

Jackson is rocked!
Miric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitar Miric dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Miric. Miric maintains the clinch.
Miric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miric. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Miric looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Miric.
A right hook to the body lands for Miric.
Miric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miric effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Miric as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looking to stall.
Miric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson tries a body shot but Miric blocks it.
Miric working aggressively here.
Miric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miric.
Miric lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Miric is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Miric avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Miric lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miric lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jeez, John Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Our sources have told us that Jackson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Miric lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Mitar Miric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free but Miric pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Miric.
Miric digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miric scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Miric.
Jackson is fighting to break Miric's control of his arms but Miric is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miric is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Miric sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson wants to control the action here but instead Miric manages to pass to full mount!
Miric trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson tries to hold on but Miric postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Miric isn't that keen on the idea.
Miric sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Miric controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitar Miric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!

Miric has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to stall but Miric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Miric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Miric blocks an uppercut.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.

Miric is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miric to the mat. Miric regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miric lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Miric must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miric's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miric advances position into side control!
Jackson trying to remain calm as Miric controls from the top position.
Jackson prevents Miric from moving into mount.
Miric just content to control the position.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stops Miric from passing to mount.
Miric trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Miric moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
John Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miric's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Mitar Miric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miric taking a breather here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mitar Miric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miric misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miric scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miric circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miric.

Miric closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miric's elbow.
Jackson stalling.
Miric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miric scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miric managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitar Miric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitar Miric!
Mitar Miric was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.