PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bull
vs
Jackson

210 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marion Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Bull has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Bull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bull controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson has Bull pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bull manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bull gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Bull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Pit Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marion Jackson.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.

Bull ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bull no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Bull's legs - danger averted.
Bull looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bull is on top in guard.
Bull advances to half guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bull passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson has given up his back here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Jackson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Jackson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bull gets his way!
Bull is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bull.

Jackson fending off the submission attempt from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Bull has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bull biding his time, controlling Jackson.
Jackson is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Bull stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bull circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson has Bull pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bull manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Bull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bull takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Pit Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bull clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.

Bull breaks from the clinch.
Bull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Bull counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
and Bull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Bull counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bull counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bull just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Pit Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marion Jackson.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bull gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.

Bull successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bull is on top in guard.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Bull.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.

Bull gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bull will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bull has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pit Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Bull isn't that keen on the idea.
Bull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bull looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bull moves into the clinch.

Bull successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull wants to sweep but no luck.

Bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bull is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marion Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson is looking to clinch.

Bull clinches with his opponent.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.

Bull pulls guard.
Bull 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 wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson is looking to get back to full guard here but Bull has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bull staying calm.
Bull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marion Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bull.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Bull counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bull counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Bull blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bull blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull pulls guard successfully.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bull's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is trying to keep Bull in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Bull!