PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shon Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrano Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shon Rosario has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rosario
vs
Jackson

202 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shon Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrano Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosario lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Rosario tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Rosario is controlling the position.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosario defending well though.
Rosario is concentrating on defense, preventing Jackson from advancing position.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Rosario wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Rosario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Rosario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario is doing well to control the position and prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Rosario's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Rosario.
Rosario keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Rosario is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Rosario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosario avoids it.
Rosario swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosario wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Rosario, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Rosario tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Rosario stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Rosario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrano 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.

Rosario shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rosario stands up from Jackson's guard - Rosario perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rosario avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Rosario attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Rosario sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Rosario misses its target.
Rosario wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Rosario moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rosario gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosario swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Rosario is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rosario keeps moving.
Rosario trying to control the position.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rosario working a defensive guard but Jackson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Rosario is defending well.
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.
Jackson passes to full mount!
The referee warns Rosario that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson looking to control but Rosario is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rosario tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Rosario is trying to stand.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Rosario tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Tyrano Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson looking to finish Rosario with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rosario!

Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Rosario is having none of it.
Rosario is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Rosario is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrano Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rosario moves into the clinch.
Rosario blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.

Rosario breaks the clinch.
Rosario dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosario misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Shon Rosario is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rosario is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Rosario is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Rosario in a clinch.
Rosario throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosario prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rosario has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson is pushing Rosario up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson is working Rosario over against the cage.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Rosario has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jackson lands a takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Rosario is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shon Rosario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrano Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson pushing down on Rosario's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrano Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

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