PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's entrance music is War - The Sick Puppies. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Jackson

180 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
183 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Martin tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Martin digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin postures up.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Jackson motions for Martin to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolan Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Jackson.
Martin lands a head shot.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin checks a low kick from Jackson.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin checks a low kick from Jackson.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
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 Nolan Martin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Jackson takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Nolan Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson motions for Martin to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Martin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
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 Nolan Martin 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Martin scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin slips a jab from Jackson.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Jackson tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martin wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Shane Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Martin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin regains half guard, as Jackson was trying to land strikes.
Jackson is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Martin recovers full guard.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.

Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Nolan Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shane Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!