PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jesus dasilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jesus dasilva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
dasilva

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jesus dasilva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in dasilva's guard.
dasilva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

dasilva 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.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
dasilva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
dasilva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dasilva on the ground.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jackson instigates a clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
dasilva is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasilva is trying to improve his position.
Jackson tries to stand but dasilva is controlling his head.
dasilva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
dasilva being controlled for a moment.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down dasilva for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
dasilva pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson prevents dasilva from improving his position.
Jackson working over dasilva with some ground and pound. dasilva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
dasilva tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

dasilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
dasilva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jackson shoots in and bounces dasilva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is in close to dasilva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dasilva working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.

Jackson shoots in and bounces dasilva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
dasilva trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dasilva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva looking to control.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson wants to control from the top but dasilva keeps moving.
dasilva looking for a sweep. Not yet dasilva, not yet.
dasilva keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
dasilva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but dasilva blocks it.
dasilva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
dasilva with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. dasilva didn't expect that.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesus dasilva.
Jackson trying to control but dasilva is working from the bottom.
dasilva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
dasilva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Quinton Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dasilva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dasilva moves out of range of the body kick.

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

dasilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
dasilva punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dasilva is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents dasilva from improving his position.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but dasilva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
dasilva is looking to improve his position.
dasilva gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
dasilva wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
dasilva looking for a sweep. Not yet dasilva, not yet.
dasilva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dasilva trying to control here.
dasilva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
dasilva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. dasilva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
dasilva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is pulling down on dasilva's head to control his posture.
Jackson is trying to control the position but dasilva postures up.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
dasilva wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

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