PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Jackson (ranked 176 p4p, 25 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 162 p4p, 23 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Green Card. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Shelby

172 cm
34
147 lbs
25 - 16 - 3

176 cm
31
155 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelby cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shelby moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Shelby swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shelby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Shelby's ribs.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Shelby clinches.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Shelby tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jackson wants the takedown. Shelby is fighting it off but Jackson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shelby's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shelby is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jackson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Jackson is pushing Shelby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Shelby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shelby's guard.

Shelby pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Shelby's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Shelby counters with a right hand to the body.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson slips under a jab from Shelby.
Jackson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Shelby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shelby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 misses with a straight left.
Shelby throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Jackson lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Shelby.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shelby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shelby quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him

Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shelby sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Shelby defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Shelby will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A little jabbing left from Shelby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Shelby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson feinted with a counter takedown.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Shelby avoids it well.
Shelby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson is looking to slow Shelby down with leg kicks.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Shelby, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Shelby against the cage but Shelby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shelby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Shelby misses with a straight right.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Shelby tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson works Shelby's body with a nice hook.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
DeShawn Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby slips under a jab from Jackson.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shelby quickly recovers to half guard.

Shelby makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.

Shelby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Shelby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shelby pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Shelby - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tommy Shelby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shelby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shelby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shelby pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shelby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Shelby tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shelby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Shelby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shelby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shelby.
Shelby tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Shelby.
A right hook to the body lands for Shelby.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jackson is rocked!
Shelby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Shelby. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shelby catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Shelby.
Shelby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson scores with a jab. Shelby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
Shelby misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelby slips a jab from Jackson.
Shelby scores with a punch to the head.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Shelby throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses the jab.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Shelby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelby is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.

Shelby drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
DeShawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Shelby works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Shelby tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.

Jackson jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shelby escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Shelby decides to stand back up. Shelby steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.

Shelby moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelby tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shelby up against the cage.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
Tommy Shelby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Shelby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shelby.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Shelby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shelby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shelby!
DeShawn Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'Ay Caramba.'.