PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Liondoom (ranked 4153 p4p, 4237 weight class) and Street Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Liondoom
vs
Jackson

178 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Liondoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Street Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Liondoom to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liondoom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liondoom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Liondoom stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Liondoom is stalling in the full guard.
Liondoom tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liondoom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liondoom wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liondoom.

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Liondoom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Liondoom won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Liondoom is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Liondoom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Liondoom could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Liondoom controlling the action here.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liondoom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Liondoom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Liondoom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Liondoom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liondoom passes to full mount!
Liondoom scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson wants to hold on but Liondoom pushes him away.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Liondoom controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liondoom controlling from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Liondoom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Liondoom has taken his back!
Jackson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Liondoom off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Jackson looks winded!
Liondoom is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Liondoom 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.

Liondoom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Liondoom pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liondoom trying to control the pace.
Liondoom blocks the strikes from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liondoom controlling the action here.
Liondoom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Liondoom frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liondoom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson has given up his back.
Jackson trying to control the action but Liondoom just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liondoom just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liondoom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Liondoom is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Jackson with him. Jackson is trying to defend but Liondoom has an arm under the chin now! Jackson grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Albert Liondoom!