PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sebastien Blais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jean Sebastien Blais enters the cage!

Jackson
vs
Sebastien Blais

163 cm
22
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Sebastien Blais!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Blais saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blais keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blais misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blais counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Blais from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Blais stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blais slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson trying to strike off his back.
Blais looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Blais isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson punching from the bottom.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blais pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Blais preventing the sweep.
Blais trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blais is one step ahead there.

That's two 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 throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Blais preventing the sweep.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Blais from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

so Blais counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blais is one step ahead there.
Blais is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blais's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Blais has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blais throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blais swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blais swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control but Blais is working from the bottom.
Blais is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blais gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blais is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to stand but Blais is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Blais lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sebastien Blais dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Blais pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blais counters with a body kick that stops Jackson in his tracks momentarily.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blais moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blais has hold of one of Jackson's legs. Jackson is fighting the takedown attempt but Blais gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Blais any problems.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blais trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Blais stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Blais shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Blais counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Blais trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blais scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blais. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Blais maintains control.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Blais controlling from mount.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Blais has a good base and remains in mount.
Blais trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.

Blais stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Blais in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson prevents Blais from breaking the clinch.
Blais takes a shot to the head.

Blais pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blais counters by clinching up.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blais shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blais counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sebastien Blais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Blais forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blais uses from the top position.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blais sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blais sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jean Sebastien Blais has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Blais not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blais is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Blais has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson tries to roll over but Blais keeps him under control.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Blais trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Blais moved out of range nicely.
Blais shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson looks to clinch

and Blais decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Blais trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson is striking but Blais is not phased and passes to half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jean Sebastien Blais is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blais trying to control the pace.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson gets full guard.

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.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blais trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blais!
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson misses with a head shot.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blais's face.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jackson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blais is now in Jackson's guard. A big mistake from Jackson there, giving up the dominant position!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Jackson.
Well Blais 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sebastien Blais!