PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Grayson (ranked 1553 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 207 p4p, 185 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grayson
vs
Jackson

178 cm
36
175
11 - 3 - 0

176 cm
29
170
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

AVALON

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson checks a leg kick.
Jason Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Grayson lands a jab.
Grayson tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Grayson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Grayson has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Grayson tries to tie him up.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graysons head.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grayson prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grayson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grayson is trying to stall.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Grayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Grayson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Grayson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Grayson taking a breather.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson taking a breather.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grayson or not.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grayson trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graysons head.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.

Grayson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Grayson slips the punch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Grayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grayson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Grayson.
Jackson tests Grayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Grayson.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Grayson. Grayson maintains the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Grayson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Demetrius Jackson has been cut.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Demetrius Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Grayson's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

Grayson has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Jackson presses Grayson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grayson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grayson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Grayson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grayson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Grayson looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Grayson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Grayson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Grayson looking to stall.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Grayson is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grayson has his back to the cage.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grayson has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grayson blocking some punches.
Grayson blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Jackson's cut.
That's time! Grayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grayson.
Grayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Grayson.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.

Grayson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Grayson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grayson is trying to stall.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Grayson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Grayson lands a nice elbow.
Grayson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grayson tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grayson taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
Jason Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson blocking some punches.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Jackson cracks Grayson with a nice body shot.
Grayson lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Grayson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Jackson!
A victorious Demetrius Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.