PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rza Reckta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reckta comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Rza Reckta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Reckta
vs
Jackson

195 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

183 cm
25
194 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rza Reckta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson sizes up Reckta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reckta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reckta.
Jackson throws the left hand but Reckta avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Reckta checks it.
Rolf Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reckta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reckta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reckta.
Reckta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Reckta on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rza Reckta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a body punch but Reckta moves out of range.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reckta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Reckta shoots in.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Reckta's leg but Reckta calmly moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Reckta circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reckta.
Reckta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reckta's head backwards.
Reckta blocks a jab.
Reckta shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Reckta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reckta has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Reckta pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reckta circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reckta slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reckta.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reckta.
Jackson throws a hook but Reckta avoids it easily.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reckta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson works Reckta's body with a nice hook.

Reckta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckta is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reckta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Reckta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reckta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Reckta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.

Reckta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Reckta is keeping the position.

Reckta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Reckta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reckta has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reckta's head.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Reckta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reckta hang on?
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reckta looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Reckta is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Reckta's shoulder, as Reckta tries to avoid the shot.
Reckta misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reckta with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reckta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Reckta tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reckta won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rza Reckta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson stands up and beckons Reckta to his feet.
Reckta fails with the takedown
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Reckta ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Reckta fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Reckta avoids the punch easily.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Reckta slips the punch.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Reckta misses with a takedown
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reckta.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Reckta moves away and avoids it.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reckta avoids it really well and circles away.
Reckta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reckta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four 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.

Reckta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Reckta swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Reckta's guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Rolf Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reckta keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Reckta throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackson escapes and throws Reckta's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Jackson really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Reckta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reckta walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reckta.
Reckta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Reckta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reckta's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson has Reckta pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Reckta postures up.
Reckta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reckta thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Reckta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reckta regains half guard, as Jackson was trying to land strikes.

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.
Jackson throws a strike but Reckta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reckta wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to control but Reckta is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reckta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reckta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rza Reckta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reckta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reckta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson cracks Reckta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reckta misses with a takedown

and Jackson lands a stunning uppercut that sends Reckta to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Jackson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Reckta misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Reckta looking for subs off his back but Jackson has passed one foot through into half guard.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckta won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Reckta uses the momentum to regain guard.

Reckta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson is pushing down on Reckta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reckta is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Reckta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jackson stands up and beckons Reckta to join him on the feet.
Reckta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Reckta's shoulder, as Reckta tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Reckta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Reckta fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rza Reckta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reckta on the side of the head.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Reckta moves away and avoids it.
Rolf Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rolf Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reckta manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rza Reckta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reckta takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Jackson!
Rolf Jackson is the new middleweight champion!