PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brady Jackson (ranked 3350 p4p, 5455 weight class) and Cole Ison (ranked 408 p4p, 553 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Ison

190 cm
28
218
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
215
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Ison!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ison defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Ison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ison throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson cracks Ison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson cracks Ison with a good jab.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Ison slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Ison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
And Ison responds with a good body kick, but Jackson manages to step out the way in time.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ison moved out of range.
Ison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Ison.
Ison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ison throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Ison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ison.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Ison thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ison throws a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Ison moves out of range.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Jackson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ison on the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ison misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson moves out of range as Ison throws a body kick.
Ison throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Ison ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Ison tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Ison connects with a crisp jab.
Ison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a right hand that Ison ducks under and follows up with a left that Ison also avoids with ease.
Ison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ison missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Ison throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Ison tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Ison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson misses the jab.
Ison misses with a kick to the body.
Ison misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Ison staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson catches Ison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ison.
A clash of legs there as Ison blocks the low kick.
Ison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ison.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson throws the left hand but Ison avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Jackson catches Ison right on the button with a cross.
Ison ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Ison.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson jabs Ison right on the nose. Ison blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Ison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jackson blocks it well.
Ison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Ison misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ison moves away and avoids it.
Ison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ison moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ison is able to avoid easily.
Ison counters with a body kick.
Ison moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice cross by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range as Ison strikes.
Jackson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ison avoided it.
Ison misses with a body kick.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ison's head backwards.
Ison slips a straight right by Jackson.
Ison steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ison in his tracks.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Ison feints a counter leg kick.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ison to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ison's head but Ison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ison can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Ison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson slips a straight right by Ison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ison.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Ison counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brady Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ison moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Ison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ison moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ison.
Ison throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ison delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson lands with a hook. Ison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ison looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ison counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Ison.
Ison defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Ison ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Ison throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson takes a swing at Ison's ribcage but misses.
Ison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ison misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Ison was not able to check.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ison slips under a jab.
Ison misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ison tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
A slow jab from Ison misses its intended target.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson jabs at Ison's body.
Ison scores with a leg kick.
Ison tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Ison.
A head kick misses from Ison.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Ison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ison! But no joy.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ison's hands.
Ison throws a lazy head kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Ison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cole Ison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Ison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ison under the eye.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ison tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Ison is rocked!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Jackson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson moves out of range as Ison throws a body kick.
Jackson tries to bum rush Ison with a series of wild strikes but Ison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Ison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ison scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Ison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ison lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ison! But no joy.
Ison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ison throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Ison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brady Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Ison is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ison counters with a leg kick.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Ison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Jackson!
Brady Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.