PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jackson (ranked 4474 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZB Penduko (ranked 7959 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Penduko

209 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ZB Penduko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penduko shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penduko working hard to break the clinch.
Penduko taking a breather.

Penduko jumps guard.
Penduko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penduko's guard.
Penduko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Penduko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand but Penduko is controlling from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Penduko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Penduko tries to tie him up.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penduko avoids it.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penduko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penduko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penduko tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penduko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Penduko looks winded!
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Penduko avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penduko is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Penduko avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson with a knee to the head.

It looks like ZB Penduko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Penduko avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penduko blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Penduko avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penduko 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.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Penduko can't get the takedown.
Ray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZB Penduko.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penduko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penduko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Penduko avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penduko.
Penduko 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. Penduko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penduko avoids it.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Penduko won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penduko's face.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penduko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penduko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penduko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penduko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Penduko takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ZB Penduko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penduko, pushing him back against the cage.
Penduko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penduko avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Penduko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penduko avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Ray Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penduko avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penduko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penduko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penduko decides to pull guard.
Penduko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Penduko is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Penduko is retaining full guard.
Penduko is breathing heavily.

Penduko pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Penduko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penduko can't break the clinch.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Penduko won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penduko can do to turn this around?
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Penduko won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Penduko takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jackson.

Penduko is rocked!
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Penduko is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?

That has opened up ZB Penduko's cut even more.
Jackson jerks Penduko's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Penduko drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Jackson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Jackson because Penduko was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ray Jackson!
A relieved looking Ray Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.