PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aviv Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Jr

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aviv Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jr has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jr tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson clinches but Jr breaks the clinch
and Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jr prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jr stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson checks a low kick from Jr.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Jr slips the punch.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jr wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Aviv Jr has been cut.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jr checks a leg kick.
Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Jr backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson wants to clinch

and Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Jr moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Jr moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jr walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aviv Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aviv Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson clobbers Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jr is rocked!
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jr is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Jr counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jr is having none of it.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Jr counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Bo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jr moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jr crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown 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.
Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jr pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson avoids the head kick by Jr.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Jr is out of range.
Jr scores with a leg kick.
Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson digs a good hook to Jr's body.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a combination that misses

so Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Jr is having none of it.

Jackson pushes Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Jr counters with a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr misses with a body kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Jr checks it
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a push kick but Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Jr checks the leg kick.
Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jr's sensitive parts.
Jackson cracks Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Jr.
Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aviv Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aviv Jr!