PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Out Here Grindin-DJ Khaled. Darius Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Shamrock's chin.

Shamrock
vs
Jackson

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shamrock's guard.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shamrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Shamrock scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson looks gassed!
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock working some strikes from top position.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Shamrock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamrock wants to clinch.

Shamrock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shamrock working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.

Shamrock stands up.
Darius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.

It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Shamrock backs away looking to recover.

Shamrock is rocked!
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.

Shamrock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shamrock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his arm.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Jackson has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.

Jackson has picked Shamrock up - he's going for a ride! Jackson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shamrock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Shamrock wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shamrock is on top in guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Shamrock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Shamrock rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Shamrock is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shamrock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shamrock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Shamrock connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Shamrock working some strikes from top position.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Shamrock slips an elbow through the middle.
Shamrock lands a couple of digs.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson striking from the bottom.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shamrock striking from the bottom.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Shamrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shamrock gets full guard.
Shamrock wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Shamrock with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Jackson can't handle though.

Shamrock pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock which made him look bad.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails with the takedown

and Shamrock counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Shamrock 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 throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jackson prevents Shamrock from improving position.
Check out the look on Shamrock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Nick Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shamrock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shamrock is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Nick Shamrock's cut is getting worse.
Shamrock regains 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!
Shamrock manages to get to full guard.
Shamrock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamrock with a nice head shot there.
Jackson 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.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Shamrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Shamrock lands a couple of digs.

Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shamrock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shamrock prevents it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Shamrock pulls guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.

Shamrock gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shamrock lands with a slapping head kick.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?

Nick Shamrock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that has Shamrock reeling! Jackson follows up with a more punches and Shamrock is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Jackson!