PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pants On tha Ground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rashad Jackson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Abreu
vs
Jackson

170 cm
26
174 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
29
187 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu misses with a head kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Abreu is out of range.
Jackson checks a low kick from Abreu.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Abreu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Abreu scores with a jab to the body.
Abreu misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Abreu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Abreu's shoulder, as Abreu tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Abreu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abreu is in Jackson's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson controls Abreu momentarily but Abreu frees himself.
Abreu cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu looking to pass the guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Abreu from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abreu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abreu pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Abreu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abreu is working away from the top position though.

Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Abreu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Abreu control the position.
Abreu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abreu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Abreu sits in half guard.
Abreu throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Jackson has his foot on Abreu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abreu works his way back into a safe position though.
Abreu connects with a couple of short punches.
Abreu throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abreu's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abreu has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Abreu is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Abreu 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Abreu from standing back up.
Abreu is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Abreu has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Abreu is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Abreu to take his back!
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.
Abreu trying to control the hands but Jackson won't let him.
Abreu prevents Jackson from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to the body from Abreu misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Abreu shoots in.
Abreu thows a body shot but no joy.
Abreu misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Abreu misses its intended target.
Abreu looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Abreu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Abreu's belly button to the back.
Jackson tests Abreu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Abreu.
Abreu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jackson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abreu slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abreu lands with a nice body punch.
Abreu connects with a body shot.

Abreu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson tries to buck Abreu off but Abreu is having none of it.
Abreu throwing strikes but Jackson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Abreu is looking for a sweep.
Abreu looking for a sweep but Jackson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Abreu looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Abreu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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 is not going to allow Abreu to sit and survive in this position.
Abreu is keeping busy.
Abreu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jackson is looking to control Abreu but Abreu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I really don't envy Abreu right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jackson moves to the back.
Abreu tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Abreu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Abreu is trying to escape the mount.
Abreu tries to improve his position but instead Jackson has taken his back!
Abreu breaks Jackson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abreu!
Abreu tries to control Jackson's body but Jackson pushes him off. Abreu squirms to his side and now Jackson has his back!
Abreu just trying to survive but Jackson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Abreu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abreu can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson gets his hands free as Abreu looks to control.
Abreu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Abreu trying to control from the bottom.
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 Cooper Abreu 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. This is the final round!

Abreu throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Abreu lands with a good body shot.
Abreu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooper Abreu is winning the standup battle so far.
Abreu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abreu tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Abreu scores with a nice strike.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Abreu.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Abreu counters with a nice uppercut.
Abreu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abreu misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Abreu.
Abreu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Abreu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Abreu.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Abreu saw that one coming.
Abreu lands with a slapping head kick.

Abreu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Abreu controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Abreu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Abreu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abreu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abreu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abreu's back!
Good control from Jackson.
Cooper Abreu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Abreu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jackson looking to hold on to the position here but Abreu rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Abreu is having none of it.

Abreu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abreu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abreu is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson moves into full mount! Abreu won't be happy about that!
Abreu tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rashad Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abreu tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson tries to control but Abreu wriggling away.
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 fight!
Cooper Abreu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abreu 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Abreu!
A victorious Cooper Abreu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.