PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius The Killer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
The Killer

170 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius The Killer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by The Killer.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Killer is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, The Killer circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from The Killer both land. Nice combination.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses the body punch
and The Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
The Killer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinicius The Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Killer wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Killer counters with a two punch combo.
The Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Killer was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Killer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Killer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The Killer avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but The Killer has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Killer moves nicely into side control.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The Killer is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
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.
The Killer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Killer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The Killer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson controlling the action here.
The Killer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Killer tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson controlling the action here.
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 Joe Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson swings for the body but The Killer moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Killer checks a leg kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but The Killer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but The Killer is out of range.

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.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - The Killer scores with a four punch combination!
Joe Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Killer misses with a few strikes there.
The Killer tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and The Killer counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Killer checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Killer sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and The Killer counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and The Killer moves out of range easily.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from The Killer.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Killer.
The Killer swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and The Killer counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from The Killer. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
The Killer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

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.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
The Killer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Killer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson winds up and cracks The Killer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is nestled in close to The Killer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson controlling the action here.
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.
The Killer wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
The Killer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Killer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Killer wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The Killer working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson is in close to The Killer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Killer being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson is in close to The Killer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vinicius The Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Killer taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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