PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 398 p4p, 258 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mumu
vs
Jackson

175 cm
39
170
38 - 17 - 2

176 cm
26
170
12 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdel Mumu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Mumu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumu misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu slips a jab from Jackson.
Mumu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Mumu down.
Mumu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson tests Mumu 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mumu throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson lunges at Mumu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mumu 's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu counters with a leg kick.
Jackson slips a straight right by Mumu .
That kick from Mumu tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Mumu scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Mumu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mumu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mumu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mumu is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson slips under a jab from Mumu .
Jackson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mumu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mumu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mumu takes one to the side of the head.
Mumu tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Mumu .
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu .
Mumu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu .
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Mumu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Mumu didn't see that one coming.
Mumu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mumu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Mumu lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu blocks the leg kick.
Mumu is looking to counter punch.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Mumu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Mumu .
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mumu sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mumu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mumu throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu 's shoulder, as Mumu tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Mumu .
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Mumu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mumu is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Jackson 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.

That kick from Jackson tenderised Mumu 's leg. Mumu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu .
Mumu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mumu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Mumu 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.
Mumu throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Mumu only half commits.
Mumu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mumu misses with a hook.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Mumu lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Mumu misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mumu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumu .
Mumu moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Mumu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mumu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mumu 's head.
Mumu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Mumu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Mumu sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumu misses its target.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Mumu checks it.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson connects with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumu .
Mumu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mumu backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mumu throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson thumps Mumu with a low kick.
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mumu is wise to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mumu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a low kick but Mumu moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumu misses the target.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson is looking to slow Mumu down with leg kicks.
A jab from Mumu misses.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mumu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mumu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson motions for Mumu to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mumu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mumu throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumu throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
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.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mumu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Mumu throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mumu saw it coming and moves away.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson defending well as Mumu loads up on a big left hand.
Mumu misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu misses with a hook to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Mumu .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson swings for the body but Mumu moves out of range.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mumu 's hands.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mumu moves out of range.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mumu . That did some damage!
Nice cross by Jackson.
Mumu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Mumu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mumu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Mumu 's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mumu .
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!
Mumu lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Mumu .
Mumu avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Mumu scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Mumu .
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mumu throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson scores with a jab. Mumu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Mumu tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mumu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson digs a good hook to Mumu 's body.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Mumu moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demetrius Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mumu connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Mumu moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mumu counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu is looking to counter with head kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu blocks the leg kick.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Mumu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mumu momentarily.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
Mumu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mumu .
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mumu .
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Abdel Mumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.

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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Jackson!
Demetrius Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.