PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Annich Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sironen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Sironen

195 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Annich Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Sironen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sironen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sironen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sironen landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sironen on the ground.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Sironen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sironen looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Sironen looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sironen misses with a head shot.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sironen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sironen throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sironen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sironen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sironen punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sironen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sironen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Sironen looking to finish with strikes here!
Sironen dominating with strikes here.
Sironen lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sironen throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sironen controlling from mount.
Sironen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Sironen loaded up on that one.
Sironen unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Sironen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four 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.

Sironen looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Sironen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sironen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sironen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Sironen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.

It looks like Max Sironen has been cut.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Sironen avoids it well.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sironen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Sironen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sironen is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sironen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sironen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Sironen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Sironen is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sironen counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Sironen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sironen is controlling him.
Sironen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sironen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to stand but Sironen is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sironen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sironen cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Max Sironen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sironen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sironen avoids them all with ease.
Jackson swinging wilding here.

Sironen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sironen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sironen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sironen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Sironen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max Sironen's cut.
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. 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.

Sironen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Sironen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sironen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Sironen is controlling him
Sironen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sironen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Sironen loaded up on that one.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sironen trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Sironen looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.

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.
Sironen tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Sironen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Sironen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sironen working the ground and pound from side control.
Sironen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Sironen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sironen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee asks Sironen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sironen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson parries the strikes from Sironen easily there. Sironen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Sironen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Sironen drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Sironen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sironen 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Sironen!