PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Jackson (ranked 3265 p4p, 379 weight class) and Matt Thompson (ranked 3418 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Thompson

177 cm
19
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelvin Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
It looked like Jackson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.

Jackson forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Kelvin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Thompson.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Thompson drops back down to his feet.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson looks winded!
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Thompson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Thompson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Thompson looking for submissions off his back.

Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Thompson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Thompson's hands, connecting with Thompson's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson slips under a jab.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Thompson slips a straight right by Jackson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.

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

Thompson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Jackson is sitting in close to Thompson's body. Thompson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jackson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jackson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thompson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Thompson!
Matt Thompson is the new welterweight champion!
Matt Thompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.