PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Levert (ranked 3583 p4p, 124 weight class) and Samuel Jackleton (ranked 9053 p4p, 277 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Levert
vs
Jackleton

225 cm
26
292 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Levert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Jackleton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levert shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackleton tries to sprawl out of it but Levert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackleton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackleton. Levert does a little dance to reset his feet.

Levert closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackleton quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackleton is trying to maintain the position but Levert is very close to passing his half guard.
Levert will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Levert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackleton controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Levert is looking for submissions but instead, Jackleton has regained full guard.
Jackleton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackleton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Levert stacks Jackleton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Levert!
Jackleton gets back to half guard.
Jackleton trying to control here.

Levert is working for a kimura but Jackleton is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Levert seems to be looking for submissions.

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.
Jackleton gets back to full guard.
Levert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Levert looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jackleton trying to keep a closed guard but Levert is proving a slippery customer.
Jackleton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Levert manages to get himself to full guard.

Jackleton cracks Levert with a solid left hand.

Levert isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackleton stacks Levert on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackleton!
Jackleton wants to control but Levert is keeping him busy.
Levert tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jackleton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Levert is working hard here to advance position.
Levert is squirming around, avoiding Jackleton's attempts to control the action.
Levert tries to reverse the position but Jackleton maintains control.
Levert is bucking up trying to escape but Jackleton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Levert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackleton on the ground.
Jackleton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levert?
Levert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Levert really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackleton trying to control but Levert is having none of it.
Levert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackleton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Levert tries to reverse the position but Jackleton maintains control.
Jackleton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Levert is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Levert tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackleton missing with knees to the body.
Jackleton prevents the takedown attempt.
Levert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackleton is defending well.
Jackleton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Levert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levert tries for a takedown but Jackleton manages to get underhooks.
Levert has Jackleton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackleton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackleton tries to land knees in the clinch but Levert avoids the damage to the body.

Jackleton gets control of Levert's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackleton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Levert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackleton controls Levert momentarily but Levert frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levert with a nice head shot there.
Jackleton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Levert trying to control but Jackleton is working from the bottom.
Jackleton wants to get back to his feet but Levert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackleton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Levert has gone for a leg lock! Jackleton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Levert's guard.

Levert has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackleton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Levert.
Jackleton is chipping away with strikes.
Levert is trying to work for a sweep but Jackleton has mounted him!
Jackleton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackleton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levert is looking to improve his position but Jackleton isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackleton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Levert is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackleton looking to control but Levert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Levert is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Levert that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackleton thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackleton 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.
Levert is squirming around, avoiding Jackleton's attempts to control the action.
Jackleton with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levert wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackleton.
Jackleton is landing with some decent strikes but Levert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jackleton looking for a guillotine from mount but Levert is having none of it.
Jackleton looking to control but Levert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Levert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackleton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackleton prevents Levert from getting the reversal.
Jackleton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton prevents Levert from getting the reversal.
Jackleton unloading with bombs!
Jackleton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Levert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackleton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Levert can't escape the position.
Jackleton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackleton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackleton lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Jackleton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackleton lands a big elbow.
Jackleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Levert is looking to get to half guard.

Jackleton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Levert can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Jackleton 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!

Levert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackleton wants to get back to his feet but Levert drags him back down.
Jackleton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Levert actively working from the bottom here.
Jackleton trying to control the action but Levert is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackleton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackleton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackleton is trying to control the action in half guard but Levert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levert won't allow Jackleton to pass to mount.
Levert is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackleton lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jackleton there.

Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackleton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samuel Jackleton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackleton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Levert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Levert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackleton pulls his head out easily.

Jackleton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Levert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackleton.

Levert looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackleton is looking to take a break and control but Levert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackleton is working for a kimura but Levert is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackleton trying to control the action but Levert is working from the bottom.
Randall Levert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Levert looking for submissions off his back.

Levert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackleton pulls his head out easily.

Levert actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackleton throwing shots but Levert is blocking nicely.

Levert is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackleton.

Levert looking for submissions off his back.
Jackleton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levert landing strikes from the bottom.
Samuel Jackleton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Jackleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackleton 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Jackleton!