PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Triumph. BJ Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Penn

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Penn slips a jab from Jackson.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Penn 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 tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Penn lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Penn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Rashad Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.

Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Penn.

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.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Jackson slips a straight right by Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson walks into a left hand.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rashad Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Rashad Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Penn moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penn is looking for the KO!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn connects with a single shot there.

Rashad Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson shoots and misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn slips under a jab from Jackson.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.

Jeez, Rashad Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Jackson is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Penn!

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.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.

Jackson is working an open guard so Penn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab by Penn.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson fails with the takedown
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rashad Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). BJ Penn!