PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punaney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Punaney Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Garner

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
213 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Punaney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garner pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Garner goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garner fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Garner 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.
Punaney Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garner.
Garner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Garner checks it.

Garner has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Garner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.

Garner tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garner is one step ahead there.
Garner tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Garner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodney Garner.
Garner has a takedown stuffed.
Garner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garner gets a clinch.

Garner pulls guard successfully.

Garner 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.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Garner wriggles free and stands up.

Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Garner is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Garner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Garner is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Garner regains half guard.
Garner is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner wants to get back to his feet.
Garner looks gassed!
Garner wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Garner is working from the bottom.
Garner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Garner is keeping him busy.
Jackson stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Punaney Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Garner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garner's cut.
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.

Garner rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Garner gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Garner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Garner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson prevents Garner from getting back to his feet.
Garner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson wants to stand but Garner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Garner is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garner is proving hard to escape from.
Garner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Garner.
Garner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Punaney Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson pulls Garner in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Rodney Garner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Jackson.
Garner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garner somewhat.
Garner is breathing heavily.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Punaney Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garner tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garner.
A clash of legs there as Garner blocks the low kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Garner avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Garner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garner.
Rodney Garner has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Garner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garner's cut.
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!

Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Garner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.

Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garner is one step ahead there.
Garner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodney Garner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Garner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Garner seems content to control.
Garner is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson wants to control but Garner is keeping busy.
Garner content to control rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodney Garner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Garner 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.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodney Garner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punaney Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garner dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garner circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Garner shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Garner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Punaney Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

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 Punaney Jackson.
I think Garner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Garner!