PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 212 p4p, 654 weight class) and Jimmy Jackman (ranked 14 p4p, 50 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

White
vs
Jackman

164 cm
33
141
13 - 7 - 0

155 cm
24
141
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Jackman persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackman throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Jackman finds it's target.
Jackman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Jackman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackman.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Jackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White misses the body punch
and Jackman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackman was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
Jackman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot.
Jimmy Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with an uppercut. Jackman saw that one coming.
Jackman's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.

Jackman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackman working the head and body with strikes.
Jackman working the head and body with strikes.
White manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Jackman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controlling the position.
Jackman wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Jackman throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Jackman wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackman throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Jackman there.
White is looking to control Jackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Jackman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
White wants to improve his position but Jackman is controlling well.

White actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.
Jackman is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Jackman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackman is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work for a sweep but Jackman has mounted him!
Jackman landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
Jackman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
Jackman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White is in a horrible position here. Jackman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White is looking to improve his position but Jackman isn't that keen on the idea.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackman with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jackman.
White tries to hold on but Jackman postures up.
Jackman raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackman working White over with strikes here.
Jackman prevents White from getting the reversal.
Jackman trying to control but White is having none of it.
White wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
White tries to lock up and control but Jackman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackman lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackman landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
White wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Jackman avoids the attempt from White to control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Jackman looking to control and managing it successfully.
White wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackman is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control but White is having none of it.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackman trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Jackman stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackman 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.

Jackman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Jackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimmy Jackman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
White is looking to counter punch.
White throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but White defends it well.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
Jackman takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Jackman lands with a shot to the body.
Jackman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackman scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with an uppercut.
Jackman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a left hand
and Jackman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
White slips under a jab from Jackman.
Jackman with a nice cross.
White walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Jackman slips a straight right by White.
White defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
White loads up on a big right hand but Jackman slips the punch.

Jackman dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackman trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Jackman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jimmy Jackman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackman trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Jackman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
White trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackman takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Jackman.
White defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackman.
White looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Jackman shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Jackman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Jackman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Jackman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Jackman on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman shoots in but no luck this time.
Ray White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
Jackman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackman misses with a looping right.

Jackman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackman showed some decent athleticism there.

White actively working from the bottom here.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Jackman sits in half guard.
White is pressing down on Jackman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Jackman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackman escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackman landing a few strikes.
Jackman wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Jackman working away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackman advances to full mount.
Jackman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackman punishing his opponent with strikes.
White wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.

White is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jackman locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! White is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Jackman!
A very excited looking Jimmy Jackman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.