PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tuomela
vs
Jackson

184 cm
27
191 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

182 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tuomela avoids it really well and circles away.
Tuomela just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuomela lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.

It looks like Faction Jackson has been cut.
Tuomela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Tuomela. Those never looked like landing.
Tuomela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson takes a swing at Tuomela's ribcage but misses.
Tuomela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuomela is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Tuomela circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Tuomela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raimo Tuomela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faction Jackson.
Tuomela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuomela throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A big left from Tuomela misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut.
Tuomela throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Tuomela.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuomela moves away.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson defending well as Tuomela loads up on a big left hand.
Tuomela throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuomela.
Tuomela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raimo Tuomela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Tuomela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuomela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuomela throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela misses with a jab to the body

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tuomela won't be happy with that.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tuomela is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tuomela is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Tuomela's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson taking a break here but Tuomela is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control the action but Tuomela is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Tuomela dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela moves into full guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Tuomela keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuomela pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuomela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuomela is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tuomela wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Tuomela stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Tuomela is proving a slippery customer.
Tuomela stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuomela tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tuomela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Tuomela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tuomela throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tuomela did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tuomela is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tuomela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Tuomela manages to get to full guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomela keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Tuomela is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Tuomela keeps moving.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuomela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson throws a body punch but Tuomela moves out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuomela throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuomela dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Tuomela moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Tuomela's ribs.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuomela.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuomela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuomela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson trying to control the position but Tuomela is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela struggling a bit here.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson controlling the position from side mount.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Tuomela blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faction Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Tuomela.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Tuomela counters with a nice body shot.
Raimo Tuomela is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuomela misses with a body shot

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuomela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson postures up in Tuomela's guard and throws a big left but Tuomela blocks it.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Tuomela won't let him.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuomela keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson trying to control but Tuomela is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Tuomela blocks nicely.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuomela looking to control.
Tuomela seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuomela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuomela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Tuomela saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Tuomela shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Tuomela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuomela counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuomela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuomela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Tuomela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tuomela.
A left lands for Tuomela.
Tuomela throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Tuomela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raimo Tuomela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faction Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Tuomela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuomela momentarily.
The fighters circling - Tuomela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuomela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuomela.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuomela but Tuomela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuomela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tuomela rather than just go for the knockout.
Tuomela throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Tuomela connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Tuomela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuomela 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Tuomela!