PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Draksic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. O Shea Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Draksic
vs
Shea Jackson

185 cm
24
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Draksic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jackson catches Draksic right on the button with a cross.
Jackson tests Draksic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draksic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Draksic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Draksic avoids it easily.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Draksic throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Draksic is looking to counter punch.
Draksic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been informed that Jackson 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.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Draksic avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draksic.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Draksic with an uppercut!
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draksic throws a head kick that misses

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draksic.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Draksic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Draksic.
A short right from Jackson.
Draksic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draksic misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draksic.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Draksic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draksic tries a head kick but it misses.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Draksic manages to break the clinch.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Draksic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draksic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
O Shea Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draksic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Draksic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draksic throws a quick counter head kick but Jackson was just out of range.
Draksic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson wants to counter with a clinch but Draksic pushes him away.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson cracks Draksic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Draksic moved out of range nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Draksic counters with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jackson pushes Draksic up against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson decides to pull guard.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson pushes a forearm under Draksic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Draksic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). O Shea Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, O Shea Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.