PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Lindsey (ranked 24534 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameson Jackson (ranked 3987 p4p, 0 weight class). Roosevelt Lindsey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lindsey
vs
Jackson

209 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roosevelt Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jameson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsey shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jackson rushes Lindsey and presses him up against the cage.

Lindsey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lindsey to the mat. Lindsey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Lindsey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lindsey missing with knees to the body.
Lindsey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Lindsey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson won't allow Lindsey to sweep him here.
Jackson won't allow Lindsey to get back to his feet.

Jackson gets to his feet - Lindsey follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Lindsey shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roosevelt Lindsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Lindsey counters with a nice leg kick.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Lindsey tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Lindsey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.

Jackson pulls Lindsey into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.

Jackson has his foot on Lindsey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lindsey works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Lindsey from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lindsey is now in half guard.
Lindsey working Jackson over with strikes.
Lindsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Lindsey is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Lindsey is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Lindsey.
Jackson striking from half guard on the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Lindsey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Lindsey kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson looks winded!
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!
Lindsey wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson cracks Lindsey with a big right hand but Lindsey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson wants to stand but Lindsey has his arm trapped.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lindsey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Jackson decides to stand back up.
Jackson tries to bum rush Lindsey with a series of wild strikes but Lindsey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lindsey's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jameson Jackson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Lindsey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jameson Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindsey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Lindsey persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.

Lindsey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Jackson wants to control but Lindsey postures up.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Lindsey keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lindsey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lindsey stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Lindsey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lindsey forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

Jackson decides to pull guard.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lindsey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lindsey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Lindsey content to stall in guard here.
Roosevelt Lindsey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jackson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lindsey uses it to pass to side control.
Lindsey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lindsey manages to mount him!
Lindsey with good strikes from the mount here!
Lindsey with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lindsey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lindsey moves to the back.
Lindsey controlling well, preventing Jackson from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jackson could be in trouble here!

Jackson defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Jackson postures up.
Lindsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roosevelt Lindsey dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lindsey tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lindsey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position but Lindsey is working away.
Lindsey is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Jackson trying to control the hands but Lindsey won't let him.
Lindsey is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lindsey has managed to slip his arm under Jackson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jackson is tapping out! Submission win for Lindsey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roosevelt Lindsey!