PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Reserton (ranked 2995 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Santos Carlson (ranked 382 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Reserton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Reserton
vs
Carlson

185 cm
20
179
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Reserton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carlson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Carlson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlson, not yet.
Reserton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reserton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carlson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reserton controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson working a defensive guard but Reserton passes into half guard.

Reserton wants to work for an arm triangle but Carlson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reserton is pressing down on Carlson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carlson is holding on for now.

Carlson is defending against the submission attempts here by Reserton.
Carlson tries to get to full guard but Reserton has control of the leg.
Reserton not doing much here.

Reserton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Reserton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reserton wants to pass to mount but Carlson is defending the position.

Reserton stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reserton swivels and escapes.
Reserton scores with a body shot.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reserton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlson looks winded!

Reserton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlson's guard.
Reserton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Reserton stands up from Carlson's guard - Reserton perhaps looking for a knockout.

Reserton drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reserton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reserton stands up over Carlson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reserton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reserton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlson is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Reserton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reserton closes the distance and pushes Carlson back into the cage.
Reserton connects with a knee to the head.
Reserton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carlson's efforts to push away.
Carlson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Reserton manages to pull guard.
Reserton is controlling Carlson's posture.
Reserton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlson on the ground.

Reserton has his foot on Carlson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlson works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reserton is keeping the position for now.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Reserton keeps moving.
Carlson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reserton controlling Carlson's posture.
Reserton looking for a sweep. Not yet Reserton, not yet.

Reserton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reserton trying to control the position here.
Carlson preventing the sweep.

That's two 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Reserton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carlson on his heels. He'll look to pass Carlson's guard now, I'm sure.
Carlson looking to control.
Carlson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reserton controls the pace.
Reserton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carlson for as long as he can get away with.

Reserton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carlson, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reserton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reserton works on Carlson's body with a couple of short punches.
Reserton lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.

Reserton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reserton swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.

Reserton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Reserton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carlson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Carlson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reserton looking to break Carlson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Carlson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reserton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reserton biding his time, controlling Carlson.
Reserton scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reserton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Carlson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Reserton dominated that second round.
That's time! Reserton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Reserton has closed the distance and engaged Carlson in a clinch.

Reserton successfully pulls guard.
Reserton wants to sweep but no luck.

Reserton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Reserton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carlson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reserton controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reserton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reserton is working hard here to advance position.
Reserton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlson is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Reserton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlson, pushing him back against the cage.
Reserton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carlson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reserton keeps control of Carlson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reserton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlson can do to turn this around?
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reserton has him pressed against the cage.

Reserton is trying to trip Carlson. He has hold of a leg but Carlson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reserton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reserton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reserton is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reserton lands a couple of elbows.
Reserton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reserton controlling from side mount.

Reserton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carlson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson is trying to escape the position but Reserton is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A control attempt from Carlson but he's now mounted!

Reserton get's back to his feet.
Santos Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Reserton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Reserton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Reserton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reserton 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

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