PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Jackson (ranked 9194 p4p, 721 weight class) and Liechtensteiner Lotus (ranked 7763 p4p, 677 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lotus's choice of entrance music: Wale - Lotus Flower Bomb ft. Miguel . Liechtensteiner Lotus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Lotus

191 cm
19
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

212 cm
25
244 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liechtensteiner Lotus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lotus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lotus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackson is now in half guard.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson trying to control but Lotus is having none of it.
Lotus blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control but Lotus is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lotus has worked his arm free - good work by Lotus!

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lotus is trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Lotus is trying to improve his position.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Jackson throws an elbow but Lotus slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus being controlled for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lotus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lotus can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Gimme Yo Money GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lotus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lotus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lotus!

Jackson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.

Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson working over Lotus with some ground and pound. Lotus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Lotus is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Lotus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lotus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Lotus to control.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jackson has control of Lotus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lotus regains control of the situation pretty easily.

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.
Lotus tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lotus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lotus to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus wants to escape the position.
Lotus staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lotus doesn't escape.
Lotus staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.

Lotus is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jackson gets his way!

Lotus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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 misses with an elbow to the head.
Jackson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lotus to escape the position.
Jackson controlling well, preventing Lotus from escaping the position.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lotus.
Jackson punishes Lotus with strikes from the back mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lotus is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lotus takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lotus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lotus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Lotus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson misses with a head kick.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lotus controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Lotus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lotus can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Lotus is defending well.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Lotus is defending the strikes.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Lotus looks to move to half guard but instead Jackson has passed into mount! Damn!
Jackson looking to control but Lotus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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 with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lotus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Jackson trying to control the position but Lotus is working away.
Lotus is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lotus to see if he's OK.
Jackson wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Jackson just content to control the position.

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 but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Lotus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lotus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jackson manages to move to mount!
Liechtensteiner Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Lotus is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Jackson!
In defeat, Liechtensteiner Lotus stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.