PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Raboatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Raboatta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Raboatta
vs
Jackson

200 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Raboatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raboatta misses with a series of wild punches.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raboatta is trying to stand.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Raboatta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raboatta is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson cracks Raboatta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Raboatta is trying to escape the mount.
Raboatta really wants to buck Jackson off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson breaks from Raboatta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raboatta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson working Raboatta over with strikes here.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Raboatta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raboatta wants to get back to his feet.
Raboatta is breathing heavily.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raboatta looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raboatta is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raboatta hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Raboatta is in trouble!
Jackson looking to finish Raboatta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raboatta!
Raboatta is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Raboatta regains half guard.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raboatta keeps working.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Raboatta defends it.
Raboatta is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Raboatta has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raboatta throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson cracks Raboatta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raboatta is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Raboatta here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raboatta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jackson cracks Raboatta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raboatta taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raboatta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Raboatta.

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raboatta's guard.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson is working Raboatta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Raboatta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Raboatta pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Raboatta some visible discomfort.
Raboatta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Raboatta is looking to escape.

Raboatta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raboatta is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Raboatta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Raboatta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson prevents Raboatta from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raboatta taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson breaks from Raboatta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson breaks from Raboatta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Raboatta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raboatta is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raboatta manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson working away.
Raboatta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raboatta to see if he's OK.
Jackson prevents Raboatta from escaping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Raboatta saw that one coming.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raboatta working a defensive guard here.
Jackson stops Raboatta from standing up.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is working Raboatta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Raboatta's brow.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson won't allow Raboatta to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Raboatta in a clinch.
Raboatta throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson wants the takedown. Raboatta is fighting it off but Jackson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Raboatta's guard against the cage.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson trying to control but Raboatta is working from the bottom.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raboatta's head.
Raboatta keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is in close to Raboatta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raboatta is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working Raboatta over with some ground and pound from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Raboatta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

Jackson has hold of one of Raboatta's legs. Raboatta is fighting the takedown attempt but Jackson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raboatta is keeping the position for now.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Raboatta won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Raboatta is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Raboatta is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Raboatta is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Raboatta throws a combination that misses

and Jackson moves into the clinch.

Jackson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Raboatta wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to control. Raboatta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raboatta wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson moves into full mount! Raboatta won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raboatta hang on?
Raboatta wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson landing punches.
Jack Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raboatta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Raboatta wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raboatta hang on?
Raboatta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Raboatta?
Jackson scoring with strikes but Raboatta is staying in there.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Raboatta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raboatta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Raboatta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson looking to finish Raboatta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raboatta!
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson unloading with bombs!

Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Raboatta defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raboatta is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raboatta wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jack Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Raboatta is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raboatta throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30

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