PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peebles Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Fernandes

185 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Gold Standard Nutrition
Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peebles Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fernandes.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fernandes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandes stuffs the takedown.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fernandes.
Fernandes wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Fernandes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Ben Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandes scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fernandes!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandes wants to clinch.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Fernandes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fernandes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Fernandes sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Fernandes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
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!
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Fernandes finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Fernandes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Fernandes counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Fernandes. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fernandes avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Fernandes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson misses with a hook. Fernandes ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Fernandes as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes throws a nice head kick!
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Fernandes checks it
and Fernandes counters with a body kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Fernandes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fernandes works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peebles Fernandes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson jabs at Fernandes's body.
Fernandes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fernandes checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Fernandes shows good takedown defense.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandes misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fernandes but Fernandes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernandes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fernandes slips under a jab from Jackson.
Fernandes ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Fernandes wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fernandes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fernandes feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Fernandes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Fernandes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fernandes wants to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandes is keeping the position for now.

Jackson stands up from Fernandes's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jackson.
Fernandes wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Fernandes darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernandes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fernandes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandes as he avoids it easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fernandes defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernandes.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fernandes in his tracks.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes wants to clinch
and Fernandes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Fernandes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandes misses with a body kick.
Fernandes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fernandes moves out of range of the strikes.
Fernandes tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Fernandes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Fernandes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Fernandes ducked under it nicely.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernandes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernandes.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Fernandes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fernandes!
Fernandes scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peebles Fernandes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandes looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Fernandes counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Fernandes misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Fernandes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Fernandes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fernandes. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandes throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandes swivels and escapes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernandes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernandes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Fernandes.
Fernandes wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fernandes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fernandes. That one must have hurt.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Fernandes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fernandes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandes can do to turn this around?
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Fernandes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Fernandes moved out of range.
Fernandes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fernandes wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Fernandes counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Fernandes's knee but Fernandes avoids it well.
Fernandes misses with a wild combination.
Jackson wants to slow Fernandes down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fernandes darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Fernandes shakes it off.
Fernandes looks to clinch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandes fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson digs a good hook to Fernandes's body.
Jackson misses the jab.
Fernandes clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ben Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fernandes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernandes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Fernandes tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fernandes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Fernandes which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Fernandes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peebles Fernandes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Fernandes wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Fernandes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernandes.
Fernandes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fernandes scores with a head kick.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Fernandes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Fernandes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Fernandes was not able to check.
Fernandes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandes takes one on the button.
Fernandes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

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