PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, wolf pack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Soszynski

184 cm
22
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fight Club Clothing™
Shango Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soszynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soszynski moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Soszynski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soszynski is one step ahead there.
Soszynski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson has control of Soszynski's left arm, preventing Soszynski from doing any damage.
Soszynski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Soszynski tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzys Soszynski.
Soszynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Soszynski throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Soszynski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soszynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Soszynski persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson slips under a jab from Soszynski.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Soszynski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soszynski is one step ahead there.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Soszynski tries to pass.
Soszynski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is pulling down on Soszynski's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.

Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Denton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soszynski moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Soszynski throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soszynski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson stops Soszynski from passing to mount.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Soszynski prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson is not content to let Soszynski control the position.
An elbow from Soszynski crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
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 Denton Jackson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson looks to land a combination. Soszynski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soszynski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Soszynski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Soszynski shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Soszynski 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.

Soszynski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson tries to buck Soszynski off but Soszynski is having none of it.
Soszynski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Soszynski wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Soszynski trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
A control attempt from Jackson but he's now mounted!
Jackson tries to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Soszynski's attempts to control the action.
Soszynski lands a heavy elbow.

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.
Soszynski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soszynski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Soszynski has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soszynski working Jackson over with strikes here.
Soszynski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson regains half guard.
Soszynski lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Soszynski passes into side.
Soszynski wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Soszynski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Soszynski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soszynski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzys Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Donk. Jackson catches Soszynski right on the button with a cross.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soszynski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Soszynski or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Denton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzys Soszynski.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Soszynski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soszynski.

Soszynski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soszynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soszynski is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson pulls Soszynski in close to prevent any damage.
Soszynski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Soszynski passes into half guard.
Soszynski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Soszynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soszynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soszynski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Soszynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Soszynski's head.
Jackson throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Soszynski shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Soszynski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soszynski walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Soszynski counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soszynski is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soszynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soszynski tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Soszynski is squirming around nicely.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Denton Jackson.
I think Jackson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Krzys Soszynski!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Denton Jackson!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Krzys Soszynski!

Krzys Soszynski wins by split decision!