PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 784 p4p, 1539 weight class) and Walter Jackson (ranked 120 p4p, 203 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Haskins
vs
Jackson

191 cm
27
215
10 - 3 - 1

188 cm
26
211
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Core Combat

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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson 's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haskins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Haskins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson tries to clinch but Haskins is having none of it.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Haskins throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Jackson tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Haskins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haskins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haskins thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Haskins had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Haskins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.

Jackson clinches up with Haskins and pushes him back against the cage.
Haskins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Haskins controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Jackson tries to stall but Haskins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haskins as Jackson tries to tie him up.

Haskins breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haskins moves away from the strike by Jackson .
Donk. Haskins catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Haskins in the body.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Haskins.
Haskins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haskins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haskins is out of range and Jackson settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Jackson stuns Haskins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looks like Haskins has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Haskins looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Haskins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Haskins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from Haskins finds it's target.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
Haskins slips a straight right by Jackson .
Haskins throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haskins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jackson .
Haskins swinging wildly here.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson .
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haskins moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Haskins throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson .
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haskins. Haskins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson stuns Haskins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Haskins gets tackled into the cage by Jackson . Jackson maintains the clinch.
Haskins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Haskins working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haskins or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haskins.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haskins blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haskins tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Haskins back against the cage.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson . Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haskins swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson connects with a leg kick.
Haskins throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Haskins works the jab nicely.
Haskins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Haskins's shoulder, as Haskins tries to avoid the shot.
Haskins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haskins feints and then cracks Jackson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Haskins cracks a nice hook into Jackson 's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Haskins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haskins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haskins lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Haskins throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins checks a low kick from Jackson .
Haskins throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson jabs Haskins right on the nose. Haskins blinks but takes it well.
Haskins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haskins misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Haskins throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses.
Haskins scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haskins checks a leg kick.
Haskins moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haskins scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Haskins moved away.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haskins scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haskins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson .
Dwayne Haskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Haskins's torso.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Jackson .
Haskins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haskins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Haskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Haskins slips the punch.
Haskins lands a jab to the nose.
Haskins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Haskins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
Haskins slips under a jab from Jackson .
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Haskins tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Haskins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Haskins blocks a jab.
Haskins throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson .
A slapping body kick lands there for Haskins.
Haskins misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Haskins throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Haskins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haskins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haskins checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Haskins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haskins misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Haskins misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Haskins - just one landing.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Haskins throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haskins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson throws a low kick but Haskins avoids it.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haskins. That did some damage!
Haskins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haskins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haskins connects with a leg kick.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haskins. That one must have hurt.
Haskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Walter Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
That's time! Haskins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haskins with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haskins.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haskins sets himself, and Jackson steps forward looking for the clinch! Haskins avoids it this time.
Haskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Haskins.
Haskins moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Haskins as he connects with a hook.
Haskins ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Haskins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haskins with a nice cross.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson .
Haskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson .
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson tries a quick counter leg kick but Haskins is wise to it.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haskins looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haskins.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haskins checks a leg kick.
Haskins throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Haskins is out of range.
Haskins misses with a straight left.
Haskins throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
Haskins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haskins moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haskins.
Haskins catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Haskins takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson pushes Haskins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Haskins's head.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with some punches.

Haskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haskins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haskins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses.
Haskins throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson slips under a jab from Haskins.
Jackson throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Haskins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haskins connects with a looping right hand.
Haskins 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.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tests Haskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haskins moves away.
Jackson takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Jackson misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Haskins misses its target.
Haskins lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Jackson .
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haskins has time to react.
Haskins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Haskins checks it.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Haskins.
Haskins moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson .
Haskins misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A lazy body kick from Haskins
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haskins throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Haskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Haskins.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Haskins throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Haskins only half commits.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haskins throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson 's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Haskins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins works Jackson 's body with a nice hook.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haskins misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Haskins's body. Haskins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dwayne Haskins.
I think Haskins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dwayne Haskins!