PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Abdallah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdallah has chosen California Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Abdallah

180 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

179 cm
24
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdallah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdallah checks a leg kick.

Abdallah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdallah.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Abdallah is controlling him
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abdallah on the ground.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Abdallah 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.

Abdallah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Abdallah is having none of it.
Abdallah trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Abdallah prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Abdallah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Abdallah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdallah keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to clinch but Abdallah is having none of it.

Abdallah pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdallah with a knee to the head.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Abdallah has control.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Abdallah is having none of it.
Abdallah slips under a jab from Jackson.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Abdallah.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Abdallah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Abdallah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abdallah showed some decent athleticism there.
Abdallah controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to escape.

Abdallah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson tries to kick Abdallah off but Abdallah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Abdallah is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abdallah looks gassed!
Abdallah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson pushes Abdallah off looking to stand but Abdallah dives back in and keeps control.

Abdallah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abdallah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Abdallah keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdallah.
Jackson leaves Abdallah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Demarcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Abdallah.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdallah, pushing him back against the cage.
Abdallah misses with a knee strike.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Abdallah is controlling him.
Abdallah prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdallah wants a takedown.
Abdallah takes a shot to the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Abdallah is avoiding it.
Abdallah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Abdallah counters with a head kick.
Demarcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from 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!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdallah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdallah swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Abdallah circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Abdallah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdallah stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Abdallah fails with the takedown.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Abdallah moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdallah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Abdallah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demarcus Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abdallah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abdallah thows a big elbow that misses.
Abdallah won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Abdallah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abdallah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdallah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Abdallah pushes him off.

Abdallah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Abdallah working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is in no mood to give up.
Abdallah thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to buck Abdallah off but he can't manage it.

Jackson bucks up and throws Abdallah to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Abdallah pushes him off.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Abdallah pushes him off.
Abdallah checks a leg kick.
Abdallah shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Abdallah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Abdallah slips the punch.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdallah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Abdallah ducks down to avoid it.

Abdallah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Abdallah getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdallah trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
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.

Abdallah is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abdallah to get the leverage.

Jackson has one foot on Abdallah's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Abdallah moves away and avoids it.
Abdallah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdallah is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Abdallah moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson wants to break free but Abdallah has control.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Abdallah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdallah.
Demarcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Abdallah.
Abdallah shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Abdallah's knee but Abdallah avoids it well.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdallah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdallah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdallah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Abdallah is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Abdallah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Abdallah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abdallah checks a leg kick.
Abdallah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abdallah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Abdallah moves out of range.
Abdallah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abdallah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Abdallah trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Abdallah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson wants to stand but Abdallah is controlling the position.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Abdallah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Abdallah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Abdallah getting side control.
Abdallah tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Abdallah is controlling him well.
Abdallah wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Abdallah is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdallah.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abdallah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Abdallah is avoiding it.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Abdallah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but Abdallah is having none of it.
Abdallah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdallah somewhat.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Abdallah moves into the clinch.
Abdallah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Demarcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Abdallah.
Abdallah prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Abdallah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdallah blocks a leg kick.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tries to circle away but Abdallah has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Abdallah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Abdallah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdallah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdallah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdallah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there

and Abdallah counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackson's guard now.
Abdallah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdallah prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Abdallah trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdallah shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Abdallah counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Abdallah looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Abdallah has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jackson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahmad Abdallah!