PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 407 p4p, 652 weight class) and Jon Jackson (ranked 59 p4p, 86 weight class). Ayari's entrance music is Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jon Jackson enters the cage!

Ayari
vs
Jackson

185 cm
29
170
17 - 8 - 0

187 cm
29
180
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Silverguard Outfitters 🛡
30th Century Beer Store

30th Century Beer Store
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ayari is just out of range.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Ayari avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ayari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Ayari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ayari takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Ayari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Ayari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mounir Ayari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Ayari lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Ayari avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ayari swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Ayari throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Ayari.
Ayari thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Ayari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ayari, as that shot connected.
Ayari lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Ayari digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Ayari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ayari throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Ayari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
Nice body punch from Ayari.
Ayari lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayari keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Ayari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Ayari trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ayari looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Ayari is defending the position.
Ayari manages to get to full guard.
Ayari wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ayari trying to control the position.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ayari is keeping the position for now.
Ayari is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson won't allow Ayari to sweep him here.
Ayari is working hard here to advance position.
Ayari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mounir Ayari dominated that round.
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.

Ayari misses with a wild body shot.
Ayari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Ayari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ayari continues to drive forward.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Ayari cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Ayari misses with a wild body shot.
Ayari swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Ayari lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ayari sprawls well. Ayari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayari manages to avoid it.
Ayari looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ayari lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ayari stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Ayari.
Ayari looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Ayari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ayari slips the punch.
Ayari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ayari misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson won't allow Ayari to sweep him here.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Jackson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ayari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ayari pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Ayari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ayari trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ayari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ayari wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Ayari tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Ayari trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Ayari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ayari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ayari.
Ayari is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Ayari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Mounir Ayari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Ayari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ayari digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mounir Ayari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ayari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ayari misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Ayari.
Mounir Ayari is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Ayari scores with a decent looking hook.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Ayari lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ayari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Ayari misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayari looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Ayari shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Ayari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Ayari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mounir Ayari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mounir Ayari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ayari controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Ayari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ayari is keeping the position.
Ayari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayari's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.

Ayari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ayari has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Ayari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ayari passes into half guard.
Ayari wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Ayari has control of the leg.
Ayari is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ayari trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Ayari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jon Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is looking to control Ayari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mounir Ayari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ayari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mounir Ayari!
Our winner, Mounir Ayari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.