PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jennson Jameison (ranked 2716 p4p, 5905 weight class) and William Jaktic (ranked 338 p4p, 598 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jameison
vs
Jaktic

220 cm
34
260
7 - 8 - 0

195 cm
27
256
9 - 12 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Jaktic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaktic misses with a takedown attempt
and Jameison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Jaktic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jameison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jameison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Jameison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaktic, pushing him back against the cage.
Jameison is pressed up against the cage. Jaktic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jameison down to the mat. Jameison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jaktic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jameison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jaktic looks winded!
Jaktic is adopting a defensive guard.
Jameison wants to control from the top but Jaktic keeps moving.
Jameison wants to pass the guard but Jaktic is keeping the position.
Jameison trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaktic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaktic has a closed guard, preventing Jameison from standing up.
Jameison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jameison is looking to stand up but Jaktic won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jameison clinches.
Jaktic wants a takedown but no success here.
Jennson Jameison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Jaktic.
Jaktic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jameison prevents it.
I was talking to Jameison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Jameison.
Jameison prevents a takedown attempt there.

Jameison drags the fight down to the ground.
Jameison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jameison will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jameison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jameison tries to get out of the position.
Jameison trying to control the position.
Jaktic controlling from the top position.
Jaktic postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jameison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jameison controls Jaktic momentarily but Jaktic frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaktic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Jameison. No joy for Jaktic on that attempt.
Jameison tries to counter with a takedown but Jaktic is quick to defend against it.

Jaktic darts in and clinches Jameison up against the cage.
Jameison lands a knee to the head.
Jameison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaktic backwards.
Jameison gets underhooks to prevent Jaktic's takedown attempt.
Jameison scores with a shoulder strike.
Jameison scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like William Jaktic has been cut.

Jameison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jameison manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jameison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaktic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jameison wants to stand but Jaktic has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameison throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jaktic is trying to get back to half guard.
Jameison wants to stand but Jaktic has his arm trapped.
Jaktic struggling a bit here.
Jaktic dodges the ground and pound from Jameison.
Jameison trying to control the action but Jaktic is working from the bottom.
Jaktic is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jennson Jameison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Jaktic's cut.
That's time! Jameison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jameison connects with a high kick.

Jameison darts in and clinches Jaktic up against the cage.
Jaktic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jameison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Jameison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jameison punishes Jaktic's body with a nice straight punch.
Jameison shoots in but Jaktic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jameison fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaktic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameison shoots for a takedown but Jaktic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jennson Jameison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameison fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jameison as Jaktic shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jaktic unleashes a big counter combination but Jameison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Jameison has closed the distance and engaged Jaktic in a clinch.
Jennson Jameison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jameison prevents the takedown attempt.
Jameison avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaktic.
Jaktic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jameison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jaktic is working for takedown but Jameison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jameison gets underhooks to prevent Jaktic's takedown attempt.
Jaktic is breathing heavily.
Jaktic is looking for a takedown.

Jameison manages to pull guard.
Jennson Jameison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jameison wants to improve his position but instead Jaktic has moved into half guard.
Jaktic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameison tries to get to full guard but Jaktic has control of the leg.
Jaktic trying to control the action but Jameison is working from the bottom.
Jameison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaktic can do to turn this around?
Jameison trying to hold on to Jaktic's head to control him but Jaktic postures up.
Jaktic prevents Jameison from improving his position.
Jaktic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jaktic prevents Jameison from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic content to control rather than advance.
Jameison is looking to escape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jaktic is looking to take a break and control but Jameison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jameison or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaktic, which made it look bad.

Jameison drives through and clinches with Jaktic against the cage.
Jaktic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jameison is defending well for now.

Jameison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jameison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameison wants to control but Jaktic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jaktic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jaktic wants to control but Jameison is keeping him busy.
Jameison wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaktic trying to control the action but Jameison is working from the bottom.
Jameison taking some punishment here, with Jaktic in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jennson Jameison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Jaktic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jameison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jaktic sprawls well initially but Jameison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jaktic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
William Jaktic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaktic shoots and misses
enabling Jameison to counter with a crisp jab.

Jameison moves into the clinch.
Jaktic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jameison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jameison has Jaktic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaktic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jaktic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jameison is defending well.
Jennson Jameison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Jaktic.
Jameison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jameison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jameison tightens his grip and picks Jaktic up, before dumping him to the ground. Jaktic manages to land in guard.

Jaktic has his feet on Jameison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jaktic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jameison but Jameison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaktic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jameison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jameison breaks the clinch.
Jaktic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaktic tries to clinch there but Jameison circles away.

Jaktic gets tackled into the cage by Jameison. Jameison maintains the clinch.
Jameison slowing the pace effectively.

Jameison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaktic avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jaktic tries to keep at a distance but Jameison has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jameison works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jameison is looking to stand up but Jaktic won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaktic, not yet.
Jameison wants to control from the top but Jaktic keeps moving.
Jaktic has Jameison pulled in close to control his posture.
Jaktic looking to control.
Jaktic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jameison's guard.

Jaktic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jameison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jaktic has Jameison in his guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameison wants to stand but Jaktic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaktic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameison wants to stand but Jaktic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jameison looking to pass the guard.
Jaktic keeping moving, preventing Jameison from controlling successfully.
Jameison postures up in Jaktic's guard and throws a big left but Jaktic blocks it.

Jaktic has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jameison is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jameison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jameison pulls Jaktic into guard.
Jameison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaktic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jameison working for a triangle but Jaktic defends it easily.
Jaktic is pushing down on Jameison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jameison is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaktic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaktic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jameison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Jaktic there.
William Jaktic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jennson Jameison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaktic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jennson Jameison.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jameison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jennson Jameison!