PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Avery (ranked 7388 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jackson (ranked 5518 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Avery
vs
Jackson

184 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Avery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Avery connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
A nice elbow there by Avery.
Avery looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Avery cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery working Jackson over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Avery breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Avery lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Avery scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Avery working the ground and pound effectively.
Avery scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Avery landing strikes, looking to finish!
Avery with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Avery connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson tries to hold on but Avery postures up.
Avery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Avery scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Avery lands a heavy elbow.
Avery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Avery isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a heavy elbow.
Avery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson looks winded!
BOOM! Avery connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Avery landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Avery looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Avery avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Avery cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Avery isn't that keen on the idea.
Avery landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery lands a couple of good shots and Jackson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Avery is not going to allow Jackson to sit and survive in this position.
Avery punishes Jackson with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Avery drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Avery works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Avery is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avery content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avery scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery with a nice head shot there.
Avery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avery is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Avery distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Avery puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Avery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Avery connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Avery winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Avery working Jackson over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avery lands a nice short elbow.
Avery winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Avery.
Avery 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.
Avery 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.
Avery 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.
Avery winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Avery in his half guard.
Avery working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Avery in his half guard.
Avery 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.
Nice strikes from Avery there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avery lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
Avery is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Avery lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Avery dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Avery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Avery gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Avery breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Avery postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Avery scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
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!
Avery scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Avery cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Avery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Avery has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson wants to control but Avery is having none of it.
Avery scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Avery dominating with strikes here.
Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery raining down hammerfists from mount.
Avery looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Avery is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to hold on but Avery pushes him away.
Avery scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Avery with the ground and pound from mount.
Avery landing strikes from the mount.
Avery has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a big elbow.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Avery lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Avery lands a nice shot to the head.
Miles Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Avery cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Avery cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Avery lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Avery scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery raining down hammerfists from mount.
Avery lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avery has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Avery with a couple of short strikes.
Avery working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Avery isn't that keen on the idea.
Avery in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jim Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles Avery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avery postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Avery!