PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 4412 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Chris Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 353 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Hooper

178 cm
18
163
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hooper wants it to stay on the feet.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hooper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Hooper working hard to break the clinch.
Hooper lands a right hand.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Hooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hooper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hooper. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Hooper tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Hooper is quick to defend against it.
Jackson shoots in but Hooper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hooper works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Hooper misses.
Hooper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
Hooper lands with a slapping head kick.
Hooper fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jackson pushes Hooper up against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson gets control of Hooper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Jackson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hooper working hard to break the clinch.

Jackson manages to pull guard.

Jackson working for a triangle but Hooper defends it easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Hooper wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hooper.
Jackson tries to counter by clinching up but Hooper breaks away and moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hooper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Hooper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hooper, pushing him back against the cage.

Jackson jumps guard.
Hooper looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stalling.
Hooper tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Jackson decides to stand and escape the position.
Hooper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Anthony Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hooper tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hooper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Hooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper tries to clinch up.
Hooper tries to clinch up.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Hooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Hooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Hooper lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Hooper. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hooper.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hooper - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hooper. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hooper is breathing heavily.
Hooper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hooper's guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes into half guard.
Hooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hooper wants to control but Jackson passes into side.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Jackson goes for a double leg but Hooper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hooper continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Hooper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson has Hooper pressed against the cage, preventing Hooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooper tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Hooper is trying to break free.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hooper. That's going to slow Jackson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chris Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper throws a sloppy head kick

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Hooper.
Hooper working hard to break the clinch.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson keeps control of Hooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hooper tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Hooper holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Hooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Hooper takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Hooper lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Hooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hooper. Hooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hooper counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson dives in and grabs Hooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hooper pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Hooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Hooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jackson is rocked!
Hooper moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hooper keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Hooper scores with a head kick.
Hooper lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Hooper forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson is trying to drag Hooper to the mat but Hooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hooper looking to slow down the pace here.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
A solid body kick from Hooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hooper manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hooper pinned against the cage. Hooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hooper lands with a slapping head kick.
Anthony Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Hooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hooper lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hooper 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hooper!