PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Phillips will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Phillips

180 cm
31
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

171 cm
30
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monroe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!

Jackson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Phillips is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Phillips and Jackson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jackson trying to control the position but Phillips is working away.
Jackson works to advance to full mount. Phillips defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson prevents Phillips from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
Phillips taking shots to the head.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Phillips holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Phillips working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips working to try and regain half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monroe Jackson just wasn't active enough.

Phillips rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Phillips is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson is looking to control Phillips's arms but Phillips gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.

Phillips gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Phillips will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phillips's guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to control but Phillips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe 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 looking to score a takedown here. Phillips is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Phillips's guard.
Phillips looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson is keen to just control but Phillips is a slippery customer.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has passed into side control.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Phillips seems to be looking for submissions.

Jackson kicks Phillips off and gets back to his feet.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into Phillips's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Phillips is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monroe Jackson just wasn't active enough.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phillips tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Phillips gets back to full guard.
Jackson is pushing down on Phillips's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phillips is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Jackson from moving into mount.
Phillips avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Monroe Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson cracks Phillips with a big right hand but Phillips just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working away.
Phillips is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Phillips seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monroe Jackson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Phillips finds it's target.

Phillips gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Phillips manages to retain guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Phillips had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson wants to stand up but Phillips is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Phillips manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Phillips is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jackson jumps into side control!
Jackson slows the pace down.

Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phillips, who protects the arm well.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips being controlled for a moment.

Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Jackson 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.

Phillips is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Phillips won't let him.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Monroe Jackson just wasn't active enough.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.

Phillips gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.

Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Phillips's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Jeremy Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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