PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veliko Plamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jackson
vs
Plamenov

188 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Veliko Plamenov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plamenov shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.

Plamenov pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson letting Plamenov take a breather here.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plamenov.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plamenov blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Plamenov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veliko Plamenov.
Jackson closes the distance but Plamenov moves to the side

and Plamenov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Plamenov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plamenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plamenov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Plamenov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plamenov won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Plamenov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Plamenov from controlling successfully.

Jackson pushes Plamenov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plamenov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Plamenov.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plamenov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plamenov looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Plamenov shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson lunges at Plamenov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plamenov's hand.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Plamenov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Plamenov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Plamenov tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Plamenov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Plamenov has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson pushes Plamenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Plamenov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Plamenov tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Plamenov in a clinch.
Plamenov tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Plamenov drops back down to his feet.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Plamenov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Plamenov dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Plamenov is breathing heavily.
Plamenov tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Plamenov drops back down to his feet.
Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veliko Plamenov.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Plamenov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Plamenov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plamenov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plamenov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plamenov scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Plamenov pushes him off.
Plamenov shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plamenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Plamenov circles away and keeps his distance.

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Plamenov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Plamenov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plamenov is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Plamenov tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Plamenov tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Plamenov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Plamenov.
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 Roy Jackson will probably get the nod.
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!

Some wild striking there from Jackson.

Plamenov shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Plamenov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Plamenov from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plamenov throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Plamenov working a defensive guard but Jackson passes into half guard.
Plamenov is looking to improve his position.

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.
Jackson wants to stand up but Plamenov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Plamenov wants to get back to full guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plamenov is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jackson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Plamenov to stand up.

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.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plamenov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plamenov off to one side.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Plamenov lands a right hook to the body.

Plamenov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Plamenov shoots in.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Veliko Plamenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plamenov is trying to break free.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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 Roy Jackson.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28

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