PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shon Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jackson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Rich
vs
Jackson

221 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shon Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Rich tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Rich pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Jackson feints and as Rich raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rich holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Rich really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rich pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rich looking for a sweep. Not yet Rich, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Rich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Rich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rich on his heels. He'll look to pass Rich's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
Rich striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.

Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rich lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
Rich trying to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Rich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rich lands a good elbow from the bottom.

Rich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rich wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

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

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson working away.
Rich is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rich is looking for a sweep.
Rich is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Rich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rich avoid being mounted?
Jackson prevents Rich from improving his position.
Rich is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Rich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rich keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is thwarting Rich's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rich is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Rich can't do much from the bottom here.
Rich is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Rich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rich.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is looking for a sweep.
Rich wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson is staying tight to Rich's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rich can't do much from the bottom here.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rich keeping his opponent close.

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

That's two 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.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Rich blocks a head kick by Jackson.

Jackson scores with a takedown into Rich's guard.
Rich is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson won't allow Rich to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rich keeps moving.
Rich doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rich is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rich gets back to full guard.
Rich has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Rich is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.

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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
Rich has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rich dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Rich's head and hops out.

Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rich on his heels. He'll look to pass Rich's guard now, I'm sure.
Rich is looking to stand back up but Jackson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rich has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Rich thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rich wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Rich can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rich trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Rich gets back to full guard.
Tyson Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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 wants to control from the top but Rich keeps moving.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rich's guard.
Rich throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rich pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Rich trying to strike off his back.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rich enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rich manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Rich is keeping the position.
Rich controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson postures up.
Tyson Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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 closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is leaning against Rich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Rich pulls Jackson into guard.
Rich has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Jackson!
Tyson Jackson 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.