PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styles Of Beyond- Nine Thou. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quinton Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jackson
vs
Jackson

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinton Jackson throws a series of punches but Quinton Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Quinton Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinton Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinton Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Quinton Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Quinton Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

Quinton Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quinton Jackson's guard.
Quinton Jackson is looking to advance position but Quinton Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Quinton Jackson blocks Quinton Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Quinton Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quinton Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quinton Jackson tries to reverse the position but Quinton Jackson maintains control.
Quinton Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quinton Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Quinton Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quinton Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Quinton Jackson can't escape the position.
Quinton Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quinton Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Quinton Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Quinton Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quinton Jackson on the ground.
Quinton Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quinton Jackson's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Quinton Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinton Jackson is breathing heavily.
Quinton Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quinton Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quinton Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quinton Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Quinton Jackson cracks Quinton Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quinton Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quinton Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quinton Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quinton Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinton Jackson?
Quinton Jackson tries to hold on but Quinton Jackson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinton Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quinton Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Quinton Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quinton Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quinton Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinton Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quinton Jackson lands with some strikes.
Quinton Jackson with shots to the head and body - Quinton Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quinton Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinton Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quinton Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quinton Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Quinton Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Quinton Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quinton Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Quinton Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinton Jackson scoring with strikes but Quinton Jackson is staying in there.
Quinton Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Quinton Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Quinton Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quinton Jackson wants to hold on but Quinton Jackson pushes him away.
Quinton Jackson blocks Quinton Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quinton Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Quinton Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quinton Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Quinton Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Quinton Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quinton Jackson is looking to improve his position but Quinton Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four 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.
Quinton Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Quinton Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinton Jackson?
Quinton Jackson won't let Quinton Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Quinton Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quinton Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Quinton Jackson working Quinton Jackson over with strikes here.
Quinton Jackson scoring with strikes but Quinton Jackson is staying in there.
Quinton Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Quinton Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinton Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Quinton Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Quinton Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quinton Jackson with a poor takedown
and Quinton Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quinton Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quinton Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Quinton Jackson. Quinton Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quinton Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Quinton Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Quinton Jackson backing up. Quinton Jackson nods at Quinton Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinton Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Quinton Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quinton Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Quinton Jackson scores with a nice shot.
Quinton Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quinton Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinton Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinton Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Quinton Jackson stands up out of Quinton Jackson's guard for a moment - Quinton Jackson manages to land a nice upkick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinton Jackson won't allow Quinton Jackson to sweep him here.
Quinton Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.

Quinton Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Quinton Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quinton Jackson manages to kick Quinton Jackson off! Quinton Jackson jumps back into Quinton Jackson's guard.

Quinton Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quinton Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quinton Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Quinton Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Quinton Jackson postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quinton Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quinton Jackson's waist but Quinton Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quinton Jackson off to one side.
Quinton Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinton Jackson counters with a head kick.
Quinton Jackson dodges the punch combination from Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson misses with the combination.
Quinton Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinton Jackson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Quinton Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinton Jackson winds up and cracks Quinton Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quinton Jackson pushes Quinton Jackson off looking to stand but Quinton Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Quinton Jackson working Quinton Jackson over with strikes.
Quinton Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quinton Jackson is pressing down on Quinton Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quinton Jackson throws a strike but Quinton Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quinton Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinton Jackson is trying to control the position but Quinton Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinton Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinton Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinton Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quinton Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Quinton Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quinton Jackson striking off his back.
Quinton Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quinton Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Quinton Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Quinton Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quinton Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Quinton Jackson's temple.
Quinton Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Quinton Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Quinton Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Quinton Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quinton Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quinton Jackson defending well though.
Quinton Jackson is looking to control Quinton Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quinton Jackson avoid being mounted?

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

Quinton Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quinton Jackson!
Quinton Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Quinton Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quinton Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quinton Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Quinton Jackson is in trouble!
Quinton Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Quinton Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quinton Jackson can't escape the position.
Quinton Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Quinton Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Quinton Jackson shoots in and bounces Quinton Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quinton Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Quinton Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quinton Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quinton Jackson's head.
Quinton Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quinton Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinton Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinton Jackson controls Quinton Jackson momentarily but Quinton Jackson frees himself.
Quinton Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quinton Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quinton Jackson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinton Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quinton Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quinton Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Quinton Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quinton Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Quinton Jackson is looking for a sweep. Quinton Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quinton Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quinton Jackson looks for a takedown but Quinton Jackson sprawls well.
Quinton Jackson throws a nice head kick!

Quinton Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Quinton Jackson.

Quinton Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Quinton Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson slips a nice elbow through Quinton Jackson's hands, connecting with Quinton Jackson's forehead.
Quinton Jackson trying to hold on to Quinton Jackson's head to control him but Quinton Jackson postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quinton Jackson looks to land a combination. Quinton Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Quinton Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quinton Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinton Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quinton Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quinton Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinton Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinton Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinton Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quinton Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quinton Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Quinton Jackson wants to control from the top but Quinton Jackson keeps moving.

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

Quinton Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Quinton Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quinton Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Quinton Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quinton Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson works over Quinton Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Quinton Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quinton Jackson's head.
Quinton Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Quinton Jackson's brow.
Quinton Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Quinton Jackson's brow.
Quinton Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quinton Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinton Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Quinton Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinton Jackson circles away.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Quinton Jackson throws a combination that misses

and Quinton Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Quinton Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.

Quinton Jackson working for a triangle but Quinton Jackson defends it easily.

Quinton Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinton Jackson preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quinton Jackson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

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