PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel has chosen Deliver as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jackson
vs
Goodbarrel

182 cm
42
186 lbs
43 - 10 - 1

185 cm
33
190 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Invictus

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Goodbarrel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbarrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goodbarrel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Goodbarrel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodbarrel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Goodbarrel fails with the takedown.

Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jackson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Goodbarrel on that attempt.
Goodbarrel scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson throws a jab when Goodbarrel was well out of range.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Goodbarrel misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson clinches up with Goodbarrel and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Goodbarrel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goodbarrel throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Goodbarrel from controlling successfully.
Jackson controlling Goodbarrel's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodbarrel stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jackson pushes Goodbarrel off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Goodbarrel closes the distance and clinches.

Goodbarrel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson is fighting to break Goodbarrel's control of his arms but Goodbarrel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Goodbarrel is keeping the position.
Goodbarrel wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goodbarrel there!
Jackson controlling from mount.

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.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Goodbarrel is squirming around nicely.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Goodbarrel to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goodbarrel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goodbarrel trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Murray Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbarrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Goodbarrel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.

Goodbarrel gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Goodbarrel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Goodbarrel persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodbarrel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Goodbarrel wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodbarrel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goodbarrel content to control rather than advance.
Goodbarrel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson wants to control but Goodbarrel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goodbarrel trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Jackson is looking to get back to full guard here but Goodbarrel has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goodbarrel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goodbarrel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Goodbarrel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goodbarrel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.

Goodbarrel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackson to stand up.
Goodbarrel scores with a punch to the head.
Murray Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Goodbarrel.

Goodbarrel clinches with his opponent.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.

Goodbarrel jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Goodbarrel keeps moving.
Goodbarrel trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scot Goodbarrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Goodbarrel moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
letting Goodbarrel counter with a right hand.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson cracks Goodbarrel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goodbarrel lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodbarrel.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodbarrel wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goodbarrel tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Goodbarrel drops back down to his feet.
Goodbarrel content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Goodbarrel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbarrel slips under a jab.
Goodbarrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson throws a body punch but Goodbarrel moves out of range.

Goodbarrel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Goodbarrel jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.

Goodbarrel working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Goodbarrel is trying to keep Jackson in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodbarrel keeps working.
Goodbarrel trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Goodbarrel looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodbarrel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goodbarrel.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Goodbarrel.

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.

Goodbarrel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Goodbarrel from controlling successfully.
Jackson is trying to keep Goodbarrel in close.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Goodbarrel is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodbarrel has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Goodbarrel moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Goodbarrel forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Goodbarrel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Goodbarrel has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goodbarrel being controlled against the cage.

Goodbarrel manages to pull guard.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Jackson.
Goodbarrel looking for a sweep. Not yet Goodbarrel, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goodbarrel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson sets himself, and Goodbarrel steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Goodbarrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson jabs Goodbarrel right on the nose. Goodbarrel blinks but takes it well.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Goodbarrel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Goodbarrel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Goodbarrel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Goodbarrel wants to counter with a clinch but Jackson pushes him away.

Goodbarrel closes the distance and clinches.
Goodbarrel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Goodbarrel's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Goodbarrel is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

Goodbarrel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goodbarrel lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Goodbarrel scoring with some ground and pound.
Goodbarrel trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodbarrel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson had his way with Scot Goodbarrel in that round.
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. This is the final round!

Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodbarrel is just out of range.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goodbarrel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Goodbarrel scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goodbarrel looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbarrel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goodbarrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodbarrel being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goodbarrel throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Goodbarrel, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Goodbarrel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Goodbarrel trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scot Goodbarrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Goodbarrel looking for submissions off his back.
Murray Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Goodbarrel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goodbarrel pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson blocks the strikes from Goodbarrel.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Murray Jackson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.