PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Jackson (ranked 3709 p4p, 6317 weight class) and Kane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Thompson

187 cm
25
145
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
135
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson is trying to control but Thompson manages to pass to mount!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jackson is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson is looking to work his way around to Jackson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.

Thompson stands up from mount. Strange move.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thompson!
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thompson to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stops Jackson from passing to mount.

Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thompson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson cracks Thompson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jackson swings around for an armbar but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kane Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Thompson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson pushing down on Thompson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thompson trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.

Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?

Thompson looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to break free.
Jackson trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Jackson cracks Thompson with a big right hand but Thompson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson has isolated one of Thompson's arms. Thompson looking to fight him off but Jackson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Jackson!