PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 149 p4p, 23 weight class) and DeShawn Jackson (ranked 345 p4p, 46 weight class). Jackson has chosen Green Card as his entrance music. DeShawn Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gold
vs
Jackson

179 cm
41
150 lbs
35 - 25 - 2

172 cm
35
147 lbs
25 - 17 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Gold catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Gold slips under a jab.
Gold misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gold. Gold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Gold misses.
Gold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gold napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jackson swings around for an armbar but Gold sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.

Jackson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gold has passed into half guard!

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson wants to control but Gold passes into side.
Gold staying calm.
Gold tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a sweep but Gold has mounted him!
Jackson regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries to stand and escape but Jackson actually recovers to full guard.

Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gold is aware though and is defending well.

Jackson looking for subs off his back but Gold has passed one foot through into half guard.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Gold has control of the leg.
Gold tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gold wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Gold is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gold jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Gold's head to control him but Gold postures up.
Jackson wants to sweep but Gold has passed to side control!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liquid Gold 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.

Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Gold.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.
DeShawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gold off the ropes and back into range.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Gold settles back down.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
letting Gold counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Gold misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from Gold.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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 body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Gold.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson staying out of range there.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gold, who protects the arm well.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Gold is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control for a moment but Gold uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gold regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
DeShawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson distracts Gold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the position.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gold dives on top into guard.

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

Jackson has his foot on Gold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gold works his way back into a safe position though.
Liquid Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gold defends it easily.

Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gold escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gold trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Liquid Gold!
A very excited looking Liquid Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, DeShawn Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ay Caramba.'.