PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 407 p4p, 55 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 645 p4p, 91 weight class). De Bois's entrance music is Brad Fiedel - Terminator. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Bois
vs
Jackson

186 cm
28
205 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
197 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
De Bois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bois moves out of range as Jackson strikes.

Jackson pushes De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. De Bois 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.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Bois looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Bois is just out of range.
De Bois shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Bois gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Bois takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Bois moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson cracks De Bois with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. De Bois takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson thuds a left hand into De Bois's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Bois.
Luther Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Bois.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Bois.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Bois.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Bois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but De Bois slips the punch.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends De Bois's belly button to the back.
De Bois slips under a jab from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Bois on the side of the head.
De Bois shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Bois rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Bois takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
De Bois is looking to counter punch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks De Bois with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook. De Bois ducked under it nicely.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Bois avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent De Bois's takedown attempt.
De Bois goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson stuns De Bois with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bois moves away.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson throws a jab when De Bois was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as De Bois shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
De Bois ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
De Bois attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but De Bois is out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but De Bois is avoiding it.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Bois counters with a right hand to the body.
De Bois looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by De Bois and move into the clinch position.
De Bois throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks De Bois with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch up but De Bois circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson is leaning against De Bois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Jackson jumps into guard, dragging De Bois to the mat.

De Bois avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Bois is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Jackson dominated that 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.

Jackson misses with a right hand

and De Bois counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from De Bois there.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Bois is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
De Bois controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jackson is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Bois avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
De Bois is stalling in the full guard.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Bois can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.

Jackson has his foot on De Bois's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Bois works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Bois defends well.
De Bois working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Bois content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Bois gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jambe De Bois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Bois trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Jackson is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.

Jackson working for a triangle but De Bois defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Bois working some strikes from top position.

Jackson has his foot on De Bois's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Bois works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Bois looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Bois looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Bois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but De Bois bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
De Bois is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois fails with the takedown.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on De Bois's shoulder, as De Bois tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a hook
and De Bois counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends De Bois's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a body punch but De Bois moves out of range.
De Bois swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Bois throws a body shot but no joy.
De Bois takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
De Bois feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as De Bois shoots in.
De Bois takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Bois moves out of range of the strikes.
De Bois shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but De Bois keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luther Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Bois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Bois dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson clobbers De Bois with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson leaves De Bois with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but De Bois uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but De Bois slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice cross.
De Bois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Bois takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

De Bois got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Bois has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Bois trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but De Bois is defending well.
De Bois on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Bois tries to get out of the position.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
De Bois is trying to control but can't.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but De Bois is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Jackson!
After the big win, Luther Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Jambe De Bois stepped up to the mic, saying 'I ll be back'.