PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Kincaid (ranked 4896 p4p, 5059 weight class) and Freddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 527 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Your gonna pay. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kincaid
vs
Jackson

187 cm
25
189
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kincaid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Kincaid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Kincaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Kincaid's guard.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kincaid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Kincaid's legs - danger averted.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kincaid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kincaid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson stays in close to Kincaid's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kincaid did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson working Kincaid over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Kincaid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Kincaid is working away.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kincaid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kincaid trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson working Kincaid over with strikes.
Jackson winds up and cracks Kincaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.

That's four 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.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kincaid is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kincaid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kincaid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kincaid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kincaid or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Kincaid throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Kincaid.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid wants to get back to full guard.
Kincaid missing with punches from the bottom.
Kincaid wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Freddy Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kincaid tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson 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.
Kincaid controlling the position well.
Kincaid wants to get back to full guard.

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.
Kincaid manages to get to full guard.

Kincaid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Kincaid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kincaid wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson misses with a takedown

and Kincaid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evan Kincaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Jackson.
Kincaid fails to pull guard.
Jackson prevents Kincaid from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Kincaid has the dominant position.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kincaid smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson throws a one two combo.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kincaid to the mat! Kincaid manages to get full guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson stands up over Kincaid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kincaid defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Kincaid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kincaid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Kincaid persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Kincaid avoids it.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Kincaid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Kincaid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Kincaid is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson is working Kincaid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kincaid working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kincaid takes one to the chin there.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson is nestled in close to Kincaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Kincaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Kincaid has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Freddy Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Jackson!
An out of breath Freddy Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.