PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Lawlor

189 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice side step and Lawlor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lawlor lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawlor thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawlor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Jackson pushes Lawlor up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawlor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A frustrated look appears on Lawlor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lawlor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Lawlor looks winded!
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson gets through Lawlor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is working Lawlor over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
Jackson is leaning against Lawlor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawlor.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawlor takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lawlor up against the cage.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawlor's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawlor won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
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 crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawlor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawlor's efforts to push away.
Jackson digs a right hand into Lawlor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawlor's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawlor's face.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawlor's face.
Lawlor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Lawlor takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawlor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawlor wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Lawlor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson rushes Lawlor and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson gets through Lawlor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawlor can do to turn this around?
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Lawlor's head.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawlors head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
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 a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawlor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodney Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawlor's face.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawlor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.

Jackson successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson has control of Lawlor's left arm, preventing Lawlor from doing any damage.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Lawlor from standing up.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Lawlor wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson controlling Lawlor's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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 takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Lawlor takes a shot to the head.
Lawlor takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawlor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawlor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson pushes Lawlor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lawlor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawlor or not.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawlors head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawlor tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Lawlor's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson pushes Lawlor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawlor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawlor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawlor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawlor's brow.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Lawlor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Lawlor back into the cage.
Lawlor is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson working Lawlor over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Lawlor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lawlor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawlor misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawlor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lawlor is trying to break free.
Lawlor wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawlor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson with a knee to the head.

Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Lawlor tries to pass.
Jackson pulls Lawlor in close to his closed guard and prevents Lawlor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson is taking a breather. Lawlor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawlor keeps working.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawlor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lawlor is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lawlor for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benny Lawlor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Lawlor.
Rodney Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawlor's face.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawlor is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson working Lawlor over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24

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