PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Pavel Dubrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jackson
vs
Dubrov

179 cm
30
217 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

192 cm
29
210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Dubrov's ribs.

Dubrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Dubrov can't get the takedown.
We've been informed that Dubrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Dubrov stalling the fight.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubrov.
Dubrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson misses with a body punch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dubrov 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dubrov moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Dubrov working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dubrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Dubrov down.
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dubrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubrov blocks the body kick.
Dubrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dubrov in the body.
Dubrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dubrov swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubrov slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Dubrov counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dubrov closes the distance and clinches.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubrov lands a shoulder strike.

Dubrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Dubrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Dubrov misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Dubrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dubrov pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.

Dubrov breaks the clinch.
Dubrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dubrov feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Dubrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Dubrov throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Dubrov lands the left hand.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.

That has opened up Pavel Dubrov's cut even more.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dubrov checks a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Dubrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dubrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubrov throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dubrov. Dubrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Apollo Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Dubrov.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Dubrov counters with a straight right hand.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Good work by Dubrov as he checks the leg kick.
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Dubrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Dubrov moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Dubrov misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Dubrov.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Dubrov tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Dubrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 a lazy body kick
and Dubrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dubrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Dubrov counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Dubrov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dubrov slips a jab from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Dubrov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubrov can do to turn this around?
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Dubrov counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubrov's head.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJackson.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Dubrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Dubrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Jackson steps away.
Dubrov moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubrov counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.

Apollo Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dubrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.

Dubrov closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dubrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dubrov scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubrov. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubrov wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Dubrov slips under a jab from Jackson.
Apollo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Dubrov sees coming a mile off.
Dubrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dubrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Apollo Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dubrov tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dubrov circles away.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson works Dubrov's body with a nice hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubrov sprawls well. Dubrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dubrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Dubrov wants to clinch.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dubrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
Dubrov moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Dubrov avoids them all with ease.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a front kick.
Dubrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
Jackson shoots in but Dubrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Dubrov gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Dubrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dubrov pinned against the cage. Dubrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Dubrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dubrov pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jeez, Apollo Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Dubrov staying out of range there.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Apollo Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pavel Dubrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.