PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenya Begemot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jackson (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.

Begemot
vs
Jackson

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lenya Begemot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begemot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Justin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Begemot.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Begemot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Begemot blocks it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Begemot is defending well for now.
Begemot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begemot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begemot is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Begemot tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Begemot is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Begemot's face.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Begemot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Begemot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begemot takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Begemot blocks it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Begemot blocks it.
Begemot is trying to break free.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Begemot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begemot can't break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Begemot takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Begemot wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Begemot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begemot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Begemot in a clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Begemot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Begemot is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Begemot avoids it.
Begemot takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Begemot blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begemot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Begemot working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Begemot is blocking nicely.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Begemot's face.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begemot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Begemot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Begemot tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Begemot prevents it.
Begemot is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begemot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Begemot is blocking nicely.
Begemot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Begemot.
Justin Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Begemot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begemot blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Begemot is blocking nicely.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begemot wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Begemot tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Begemot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Begemot's efforts to push away.
Begemot blocks the elbow strike.
Begemot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Begemot avoids the damage to the body.
Begemot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson gets through Begemot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Begemot wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begemot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Begemot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson has Begemot pressed against the cage, preventing Begemot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Begemot is blocking nicely.
Begemot is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Begemot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Begemot is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begemot tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Begemot lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Begemot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Begemot moves out of range of the body kick.
Begemot fails to land with a series of punches.

Begemot gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Begemot gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Begemot tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Begemot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Begemot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Begemot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begemot is trying to break free.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson prevents Begemot from breaking the clinch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Begemot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Begemot blocks with his arms.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Begemot's face.
Begemot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Begemot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begemot wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begemot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Begemot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Begemot is trying to break free.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begemot blocks it with crossed arms.
Begemot is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begemot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Begemot's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Begemot wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Begemot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begemot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begemot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Begemot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson has Begemot pressed against the cage, preventing Begemot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Begemot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Begemot avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Begemot can't break the clinch.
Begemot is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lenya Begemot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson keeps control of Begemot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Begemot managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Begemot struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Begemot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Begemot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Begemot working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Begemot fails to land.
Begemot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justin Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Begemot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Justin Jackson!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Justin Jackson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Justin Jackson!

Justin Jackson wins by unanimous decision!