PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Lennox told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jackson
vs
Lennox

188 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mundi Nutrition
NATURAL BEAST

Vandal fight Boutique -ACME-

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox tries to clinch up.
Tyler Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Lennox tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lennox misses with the combination.
Lennox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennox doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Lennox moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Lennox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lennox avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Lennox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Lennox misses with a wild combination.
Lennox lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lennox tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lennox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lennox.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lennox's face.

It looks like Tyler Lennox has been cut.
Lennox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lennox throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lennox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Lennox misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Lennox looks gassed!
Lennox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Lennox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lennox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson'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.
Lennox throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lennox up against the cage.
Lennox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lennox.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lennox or not.
A head punch on the inside from Lennox fails to land.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lennox blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson just leaning against Lennox, taking a breather.
Lennox looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Lennox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lennox pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lennox working aggressively here.
Lennox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Lennox throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson'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.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Lennox looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lennox's face.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennox misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lennox backwards.
Lennox being controlled against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Lennox's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lennox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lennox misses with a few strikes there.
Tyler Lennox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lennox if he has to take too many more of those.
Lennox looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lennox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson gets through Lennox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson 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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson just leaning against Lennox, taking a breather.
Jackson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson digs a right hand into Lennox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lennox's gas tank.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Lennox is blocking nicely.
Lennox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Lennox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lennox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Lennox shrugs off.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lennox blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Lennox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lennox blocks it.
Lennox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Lennox fails to land.
Lennox lands a left hand.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Lennox takes a shot to the head.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lennox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lennox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Lennox looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Lennox misses with the head strike.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lennox's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lennox backwards.
Lennox has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Lennox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Lennox misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lennox's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lennox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Lennox looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lennox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lennox's face.
A shot in the inside from Lennox.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lennox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lennox backwards.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Lennox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Lennox misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.

Lennox rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lennox up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lennox.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lennox lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lennox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lennox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lennox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lennox misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jimmy Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lennox backwards.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Lennox.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Lennox blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lennox throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Lennox working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Lennox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Lennox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lennox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lennox blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lennox landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Lennox throws a head punch that misses.
Lennox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Lennox, against the cage.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lennox can do to turn this around?
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jimmy Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox.
Jackson has Lennox pressed against the cage.

That's four 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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennox backwards.
Lennox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lennox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lennox blocks it.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lennox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lennox pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lennox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Lennox.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Lennox throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyler Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackson!