PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blade Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade Runner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Runner

175 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Runner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Runner is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Runner is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
Runner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson prevents Runner from getting the reversal.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Runner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Runner wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is taking a breather. Runner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Runner wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control!

Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Runner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Runner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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 lands an elbow.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Runner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson controls the position.

Jackson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Runner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackson but great work by Runner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Runner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Runner fights it but they end up in guard.

Runner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jackson stands up and waves to Runner to follow him.
Runner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Runner fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Runner!
Will Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blade Runner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson landing punches.
Will Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two 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.
The referee warns Runner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Runner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Runner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Runner is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Runner is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Runner wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Runner?
Jackson 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.
Runner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Runner wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Runner 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.
Runner tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Runner's face as Jackson controls the position.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Runner to see if he's OK.
Runner can't do much from the bottom here.
Runner taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Runner tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Runner tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Runner tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jackson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Will Jackson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Runner but he's now mounted!
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Runner is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson looking to control but Runner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Runner is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four 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.

Jackson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jackson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Will Jackson!