PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Choke - Hybrid (feat. John Graham). Tanner Jackson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Reis
vs
Jackson

190 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Non-Stop Nutrition
Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tanner Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis is looking to clinch.

Reis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Reis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Reis has control of the leg.
Reis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Reis seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Reis is looking to pass Jackson's guard but actually Jackson recovers to full guard.

Reis drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Reis off! Reis jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reis is trying to improve his position.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reis is trying to get back to half guard.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reis has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Jackson is working Reis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Reis is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reis working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Reis gets back to half guard.
Reis has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reis defends it well.
Reis is looking to improve his position.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Reis looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reis is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reis avoid being mounted?
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Reis's hands, connecting with Reis's forehead.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Reis's hands, connecting with Reis's forehead.

Reis is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson passes to side control.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Reis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reis is working hard here to advance position.
Reis wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Reis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Reis 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.

Reis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson is working Reis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Reis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Reis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Reis looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson postures up.
Tanner Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

Reis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Reis has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jackson unloading with bombs!
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 Reis's face.
Reis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Reis working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reis is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Reis to control.
Reis is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson misses with some ground and pound and Reis recovers position to half guard.
Reis tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Reis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Reis 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.
Reis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reis prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Jackson gets back to half guard.

Reis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson landing rabbit punches to the side of Reis's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Reis prevents Jackson from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Reis is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Jackson to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Reis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Reis wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Reis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Reis has control of the leg.
Jackson won't allow Reis to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reis!
Reis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reis can't escape the position.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reis looks a forlorn figure.
Reis is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reis is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.

Jackson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reis is now in Jackson's guard. A big mistake from Jackson there, giving up the dominant position!

Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Reis tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reis trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson with a poor takedown

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Reis goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

Reis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reis lands with a punch from half guard.

Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.
Jackson has hold of Reis's hands but Reis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Reis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Reis drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Reis off! Reis jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Reis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Reis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Reis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reis throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Reis control the position.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Reis seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is pressing down on Reis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reis controlling from the top position.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Reis throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Reis scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Reis drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Reis off! Reis jumps back into Jackson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reis manages to get himself to full guard.

Reis working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Thiago Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Reis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reis wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Reis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jackson has picked Reis up and slammed him! Reis can't keep hold of the triangle and Jackson manages to pass to side control!
Reis is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

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