PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between For Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Win's entrance music is Miles Davis - Freddie freeloader. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Win
vs
Jackson

180 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, For Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demarcus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Win swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Win walks into a left hand.
Win checks a leg kick.

Win drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Win looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Win is controlling him.
Win trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to stand up but Win is controlling him.
Win trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to stand but Win is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a body punch but Win moves out of range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Win swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Win shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Win's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Win, pushing him back against the cage.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Win, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Win.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Win avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Win ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Win moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Win bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson is not content to let Win control the position.

Win is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Win connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson parries the strikes from Win easily there. Win is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Win is controlling him well.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Win wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

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.
Win tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.

Win shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Win is controlling the position.

Win is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jackson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Win dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Win paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that For Win will probably get the nod.
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.

Win misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Win down.
No luck for Win with that takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Win is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Win tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Win shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for For Win. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Win is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson throws and low kick but Win moves out of range easily.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Win is avoiding it.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demarcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Win shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jackson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Win off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Win checks it.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Win's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Win closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Win won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Win dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Win is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.

Win wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson is trying to buck Win off.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Win looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
For Win is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Win shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Win's legs.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Win circles away.
Win shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.

Win clinches with his opponent.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Win tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Win avoids it.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Win tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Win somewhat.
Jackson misses with the combination.

Win closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Win lands in his opponent's guard.

Jackson pushes Win off and scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Win shoots in.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Win counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demarcus Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Win moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Win checks a low kick from Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Win keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Win paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but Win moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Win avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Win avoids them all with ease.

Win shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Win is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is staying active underneath Win, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson misses with a hook.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Win shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Win shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for For Win. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Jackson misses

and Win counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Win isn't so interested in that idea.
Win trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Win sitting in guard here, content to control.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Win darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Win seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Win is controlling him well.
Jackson wants to stand back up but Win manages to pass into side control.
Win takes a little break here. Jackson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jackson tries to escape but Win is in control.

Win tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Win has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson prevents Win from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is letting Win control him for a moment.
Win trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Jackson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
For Win showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Win has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Demarcus Jackson!