PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Bouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouchard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Duality" by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrone Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Bouchard

190 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Juce Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Bouchard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson feints and as Bouchard raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bouchard trying to control the position here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bouchard is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up in Bouchard's guard and throws a big left but Bouchard blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouchard is retaining full guard.

Bouchard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bouchard cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson really is a fat lump.
A punch combination from Bouchard misses.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouchard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Good exchange - Bouchard coming out on top.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Bouchard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouchard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bouchard throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Bouchard throws a left and a right that both miss

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bouchard looks gassed!
Bouchard controlling the position.
Bouchard wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a solid left hand.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouchard is retaining full guard.
Bouchard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Bouchard's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is nestled in close to Bouchard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson prevents Bouchard from standing back up.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bouchard is looking to escape.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson wants to control but Bouchard is keeping him busy.
Jackson working over Bouchard with some ground and pound. Bouchard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bouchard is looking to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bouchard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Bouchard drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bouchard is looking for the KO!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouchard.
Jacque Bouchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bouchard falls off balance throwing a combination

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bouchard uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bouchard avoids it well.
Bouchard throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bouchard!
Bouchard wants to get back to his feet.
Bouchard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.

Bouchard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bouchard is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bouchard seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Bouchard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bouchard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouchard looks a forlorn figure.
Bouchard is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bouchard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Bouchard is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson dominated that 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.

Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws a combination. Bouchard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bouchard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bouchard misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson swings for the body but Bouchard moves out of range.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Bouchard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bouchard hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson breaks from Bouchard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bouchard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working Bouchard over with strikes here.
Bouchard is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Bouchard is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bouchard is staying in there.
Bouchard tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bouchard is working to get back to half guard.
Bouchard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bouchard tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
The referee warns Bouchard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyrone Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Bouchard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bouchard wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bouchard has worked his arm free - good work by Bouchard!
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bouchard some visible discomfort.
Bouchard struggling a bit here.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson trying to control the action but Bouchard is working from the bottom.
Bouchard tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jackson easily slips into full mount!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouchard can do to turn this around?
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Bouchard to control.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bouchard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bouchard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to control but Bouchard wriggling away.

Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bouchard is on top in guard.
Bouchard wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bouchard preventing the sweep.
Bouchard trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bouchard controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bouchard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bouchard manages to get himself to full guard.
Bouchard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Bouchard working a defensive guard here.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bouchard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson works over Bouchard with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jackson gets to his feet - Bouchard follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bouchard as he avoids it easily.
Bouchard misses with a two punch combination.
Bouchard throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Jackson thows a body kick. Bouchard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bouchard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouchard.
Bouchard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bouchard swings widly with a right hand

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bouchard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is nestled in close to Bouchard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bouchard is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Bouchard defends it.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Bouchard is working away.
Bouchard tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bouchard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bouchard!
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bouchard's face.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bouchard is staying in there.
Bouchard is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Bouchard bucks up and throws Jackson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jackson throws a push kick but Bouchard slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Bouchard sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Bouchard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bouchard misses with a wild combination.
Bouchard lands a slapping body shot.
Bouchard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bouchard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouchard.
Bouchard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bouchard's guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bouchard keeps moving.
Bouchard keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bouchard is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bouchard down.
Jackson cracks Bouchard with a big right hand but Bouchard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bouchard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bouchard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacque Bouchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish Bouchard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bouchard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Bouchard is in all sorts of trouble here.

Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bouchard is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Bouchard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouchard looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson looking to finish Bouchard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bouchard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bouchard?
Bouchard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bouchard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Jackson!