PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mujahid Jackson (ranked 2030 p4p, 258 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 1311 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jackson
vs
Alcala

190 cm
31
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mujahid Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala lands with a cross.
Alcala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson tries to bum rush Alcala with a series of wild strikes but Alcala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcala misses with a combination
and Alcala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alcala fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Alcala dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Alcala throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alcala lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alcala's calf.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Alcala's shoulder, as Alcala tries to avoid the shot.
Alcala lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Alcala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Jackson is rocked!
Alcala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson slips a straight right by Alcala.
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 lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala scores with a hook.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson throws a right hand that Alcala ducks under and follows up with a left that Alcala also avoids with ease.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Alcala checks it

and Alcala counters with a crisp one two that drops Jackson! Alcala thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jackson to his feet! Jackson is in big trouble!
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Alcala.
Alcala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Decent striking displayed by Alcala there.
Alcala lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Alcala has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rodney Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala checks a leg kick nicely.
Alcala is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alcala misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alcala drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alcala is looking for the KO!
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Alcala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcala takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Alcala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson cracks Alcala with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Alcala.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Alcala throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A leg kick checked by Alcala.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Alcala counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Alcala's shoulder, as Alcala tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alcala misses with a wild combination.
Rodney Alcala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Rodney Alcala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala swinging wildly here.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Alcala throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Alcala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alcala.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Alcala.
Jackson lunges at Alcala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcala's hand.
Alcala misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alcala throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alcala throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Alcala misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Alcala throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alcala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Alcala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Alcala.
Jackson takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Alcala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alcala.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Jackson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alcala doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Alcala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Alcala counters with a two punch combo.
Alcala lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a hook but Alcala blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson digs a good hook to Alcala's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alcala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jackson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alcala throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Alcala is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson jabs Alcala right on the nose. Alcala blinks but takes it well.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Alcala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alcala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Alcala slips under a jab from Jackson.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.

Alcala is rocked!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Alcala is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Alcala throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Alcala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcala keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Alcala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcala lands with an overhand left.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Alcala's front leg but catches the back leg as Alcala tries to avoid it.
Mujahid Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcala seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Alcala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alcala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alcala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Alcala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alcala swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Alcala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alcala 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Alcala!
After the big win, Rodney Alcala made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Woodshins' Ship and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Mujahid Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I am thankful for the chance to fight as a champion and for KAISER Nutrition. I am apart of a very young and talented fight team. You will all see me again fighting again soon, inshallah. '.