PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T J Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silvabot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silvabot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

J Jackson
vs
Silvabot

176 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, T J Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silvabot!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Silvabot circles away.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Silvabot is avoiding it.
Silvabot wants to clinch.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Silvabot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvabot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvabot pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvabot blocks the elbow strike.
Silvabot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Silvabot fails to pull guard.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvabot avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvabot successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvabot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson is in close to Silvabot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Silvabot keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson cracks Silvabot with a solid left hand.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Silvabot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Silvabot!
Silvabot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jackson kicks Silvabot off and gets to his feet.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Silvabot is blocking nicely.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvabot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvabot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Silvabot dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Silvabot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Silvabot is trying to stall.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silvabot's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Silvabot takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvabot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvabot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Silvabot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
T J Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silvabot.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvabot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Silvabot.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvabot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvabot is trying to stall.
Silvabot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvabot blocks an elbow strike.
Silvabot tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Silvabot drops back down to his feet.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvabot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvabot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvabot avoids the damage to the body.
Silvabot can't break the clinch.
Silvabot pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvabot's brow.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvabot.
Silvabot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch

and Silvabot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T J Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silvabot counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvabot counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Silvabot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Silvabot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Silvabot darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Silvabot is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Silvabot manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvabot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvabot is one step ahead there.
Silvabot trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Silvabot controlling him for the moment.

Silvabot stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Silvabot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Silvabot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silvabot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvabot trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Silvabot postures up.
Silvabot trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvabot is breathing heavily.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silvabot passes into half guard.
Jackson lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Silvabot sits in half guard.
Silvabot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silvabot tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silvabot controlling from the top position.
Silvabot stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silvabot trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silvabot tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvabot tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silvabot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Silvabot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silvabot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson tries to clinch

and Silvabot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silvabot preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silvabot controls the pace.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silvabot is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson stalling.
Silvabot pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvabot keeps working.
Silvabot is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to control but Silvabot is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silvabot counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses

and Silvabot moves into the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Silvabot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Silvabot in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvabot.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvabot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvabot looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Silvabot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvabot avoids the damage to the body.
Silvabot misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Silvabot shrugs off.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Silvabot blocks with his arms.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvabot's face.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Silvabot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silvabot's ribcage.
Silvabot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvabot avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Silvabot missing with knees to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Silvabot wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson has Silvabot pushed against the cage.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvabot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvabot tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
T J Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silvabot.
Silvabot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silvabot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silvabot.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Silvabot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvabot.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvabot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson has Silvabot pushed against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Silvabot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Silvabot is trying to stall.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silvabot blocks it.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Silvabot is blocking nicely.
Silvabot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Silvabot.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Silvabot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Silvabot breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silvabot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!

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 T J Jackson.
I think Jackson 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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