PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erika Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lee
vs
Jackson

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erika Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Lee down.

Jackson drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jacob Lee has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee wants to clinch.

Jackson darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lee has picked Jackson up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing rabbit punches to the side of Lee's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is trying to stand.

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.

Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.

Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control but Lee postures up.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four 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 actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erika Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Lee tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.

Lee pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Jackson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Jacob Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Lee prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Jackson is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Lee moves into full mount!
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson tries to hold on but Lee postures up.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Lee blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jacob Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lee clinches.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Lee is looking for a kimura here.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like Lee is going to stand back up.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Jackson is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jackson is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jacob Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing punches.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jackson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Lee thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Lee!