PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T J Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

J Jackson
vs
Sanchez

176 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Firebird Designs

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, T J Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
T J Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
T J Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Sanchez.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Jackson keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson clinches.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sanchez has hold of one of Jackson's legs. Jackson is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.

Sanchez gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.

Sanchez gets a clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Sanchez will probably get the nod.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Jackson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Jackson clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Sanchez thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
T J Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Sanchez.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
T J Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.

Jackson darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Jackson prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marco Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.

Sanchez clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Marco Sanchez has been cut.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
T J Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Sanchez.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
T J Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Jackson clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to clinch up.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez is trying to break free.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.

Sanchez pulls guard successfully.
Sanchez wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
T J Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Sanchez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Sanchez!