PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sitko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Sitko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jackson
vs
Sitko

189 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Sitko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitko is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Sitko tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Sitko darts in trying to clinch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Rodney Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Sitko saw that one coming.

Sitko drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Sitko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sitko fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Sitko can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitko just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Sitko throws a head punch that misses.
Sitko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitko.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitko throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitko lands a right hand.
Sitko pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Sitko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitko moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Sitko looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Sitko just gets out of the way.
Sitko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitko is looking to clinch.
Sitko moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitko! But no joy.

Sitko closes the distance and clinches.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Sitko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitko throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitko.
Sitko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Sitko.
Sitko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitko throws a head punch that misses.
Sitko has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Sitko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Sitko cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitko avoids the damage to the body.
Sitko can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Sitko has the dominant position.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko lands a right hand.
Sitko misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitko.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Sitko blocks it.
Sitko stalls.
Sitko working aggressively here.
Sitko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sitko dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitko blocks the body kick.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitko's hands.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sitko counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Sitko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Sitko.
Sitko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitko managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Sitko tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Sitko back against the cage.
Sitko working aggressively here.
Sitko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson tries a body shot but Sitko blocks it.
Sitko has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Sitko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Sitko backpedaling.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitko tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitko tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Sitko ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.

Sitko rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitko misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Sitko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a push kick but Sitko slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitko.
Sitko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Sitko wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sitko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitko can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Sitko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitko lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Sitko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sitko.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitko lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitko tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitko has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Sitko tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Sitko lands an uppercut.
Sitko is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Sitko into the cage.
Sitko can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Sitko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Sitko misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sitko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Sitko saw that one coming.
Sitko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Johnny Sitko has been cut.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Sitko's shoulder, as Sitko tries to avoid the shot.
Sitko doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitko tries to clinch up.
Rodney Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Sitko shakes it off.
Jackson lunges at Sitko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitko's hand.
Sitko looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Sitko moves into the clinch.
Sitko misses with a punch to the body.
Sitko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitko.
Sitko misses with a body punch.
Johnny Sitko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitko is defending well for now.
Sitko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Sitko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitko tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Sitko on the inside.
Sitko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Sitko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sitko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Sitko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitko slips a jab from Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnny Sitko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitko.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sitko wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Sitko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sitko instigates a clinch.
Sitko lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Sitko is working Jackson over against the cage.
Rodney Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitko 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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