PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Kraniotakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jackson
vs
Kraniotakes

197 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Andreas Kraniotakes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraniotakes shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kraniotakes moves out of range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kraniotakes throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Kraniotakes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Kraniotakes.
Kraniotakes throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Kraniotakes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Kraniotakes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson leaves Kraniotakes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Andreas Kraniotakes has been cut.
Kraniotakes looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kraniotakes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Kraniotakes has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson gets through Kraniotakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kraniotakes jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Kraniotakes around his waist. Kraniotakes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kraniotakes is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kraniotakes uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kraniotakes prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraniotakes being controlled here momentarily.

Jackson kicks Kraniotakes off and gets to his feet.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Kraniotakes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jackson pushes Kraniotakes up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is working for takedown but Kraniotakes is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kraniotakes.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Kraniotakes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Kraniotakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Kraniotakes is controlling the position.

Kraniotakes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Kraniotakes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kraniotakes trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson postures up in Kraniotakes's guard and throws a big left but Kraniotakes blocks it.
Kraniotakes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Kraniotakes blocks nicely.
Kraniotakes wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraniotakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Kraniotakes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kraniotakes connects with a high kick.
Andreas Kraniotakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraniotakes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kraniotakes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Jackson looking to control but Kraniotakes passes into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Kraniotakes is controlling him well.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kraniotakes on the ground.
Jackson is trying to escape back to his feet but Kraniotakes uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraniotakes working away.
Kraniotakes 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.

Kraniotakes swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kraniotakes's guard.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Kraniotakes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kraniotakes gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Kraniotakes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraniotakes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kraniotakes throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Kraniotakes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kraniotakes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Kraniotakes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Kraniotakes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Kraniotakes.
Kraniotakes looks to clinch

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson is trying to drag Kraniotakes to the mat but Kraniotakes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Kraniotakes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraniotakes stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kraniotakes's efforts to push away.

Kraniotakes manages to break the clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.

Jackson rushes Kraniotakes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kraniotakes has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kraniotakes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kraniotakes missing with knees to the body.
Roy Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Jackson.

Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson wants to stand but Kraniotakes is controlling the position.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Kraniotakes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Kraniotakes.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kraniotakes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Kraniotakes.
Kraniotakes moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraniotakes. Kraniotakes gets slowly back to his feet.
Kraniotakes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Kraniotakes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left lands for Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraniotakes.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That has opened up Andreas Kraniotakes's cut even more.
Roy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Kraniotakes keeps the fight on the outside.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Kraniotakes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraniotakes can do to turn this around?
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kraniotakes backwards.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson jumps guard but Kraniotakes stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Kraniotakes is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Kraniotakes.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Kraniotakes misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Kraniotakes has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kraniotakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Kraniotakes isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraniotakes won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Kraniotakes won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraniotakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas Kraniotakes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Kraniotakes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kraniotakes moves away.
Andreas Kraniotakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraniotakes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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