PBP Commentary

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

Jackson
vs
Hannedy

182 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Reborn

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hannedy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hannedy managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Hannedy prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hannedy.
Hannedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hannedy trying to land knees to the body.
Hannedy trying to land knees to the body.
Hannedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to drag Hannedy to the mat but Hannedy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hannedy managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faction Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hannedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hannedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.

Hannedy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hannedy to the mat. Hannedy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hannedy wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Hannedy keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannedy has wrist control.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Hannedy blocks nicely.
Hannedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hannedy misses with a few strikes there.
Hannedy wants to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hannedy.
Walter Hannedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hannedy misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hannedy is just out of range.
Hannedy is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hannedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hannedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hannedy.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hannedy moves away.
Hannedy misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hannedy darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hannedy wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to control but Hannedy is keeping him busy.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hannedy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hannedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Hannedy is looking to improve his position.
Hannedy won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Hannedy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson distracts Hannedy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannedy has wrist control.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hannedy wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Hannedy keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Hannedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson throws a body punch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hannedy.
Hannedy wants to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faction Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson looks for a takedown but Hannedy sprawls well.
Hannedy misses with a hook to the body

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hannedy's guard now.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson is keen to just control but Hannedy is a slippery customer.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Hannedy is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working over Hannedy with some ground and pound. Hannedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hannedy gets full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson throws a strike but Hannedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hannedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Hannedy postures up.

Hannedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hannedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hannedy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Faction Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hannedy is looking for a kimura here.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to roll over but Hannedy keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hannedy lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hannedy throws a head kick that misses.
Hannedy misses with a wild combination.
Hannedy clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hannedy tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hannedy.
Hannedy darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working over Hannedy with some ground and pound. Hannedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Hannedy's head.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hannedy defending well though.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Hannedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is nestled in close to Hannedy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hannedy's head.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Hannedy's head.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hannedy manages to get to full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Hannedy to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hannedy keeps moving.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.

Hannedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hannedy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Hannedy's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faction Jackson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hannedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hannedy wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson is looking to wear down Hannedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hannedy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hannedy's guard.
Jackson works over Hannedy with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Hannedy's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson is in close to Hannedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hannedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson pushes down on Hannedy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hannedy wants to get back to full guard.
Hannedy pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Hannedy dodges it nicely.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hannedy is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is keen to just control but Hannedy is a slippery customer.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Hannedy dodges it nicely.
Jackson is nestled in close to Hannedy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hannedy manages to get to full guard.
Jackson tries to stand but Hannedy is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson won't allow Hannedy to get back to his feet.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hannedy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Faction Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson works over Hannedy with some ground and pound from guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hannedy wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hannedy.
Hannedy looks to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hannedy's head.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hannedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hannedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hannedy wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Walter Hannedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hannedy keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Faction Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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