PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Quinton Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ecko
vs
Jackson

175 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Ecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jackson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Ecko denies him.

Jackson stands up and beckons Ecko to his feet.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Ecko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Ecko, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Ecko against the cage but Ecko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Steve Ecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ecko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ecko.
Ecko is breathing heavily.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Ecko sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ecko.

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ecko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ecko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Ecko is squirming around nicely.
Ecko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Ecko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ecko working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.

Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but Ecko frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

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

Jackson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Ecko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ecko lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to control but Ecko postures up.
The strikes coming from Ecko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ecko scoring with punches and elbows.
Ecko misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ecko counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Ecko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Steve Ecko has been cut.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ecko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Ecko is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ecko.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Ecko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ecko is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Ecko.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ecko's sensitive parts.
Ecko looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Ecko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ecko is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ecko keeps working.

Jackson decides to stand back up. Jackson steps back and let's Ecko get back to his feet.

Ecko tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ecko's guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ecko keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Ecko.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ecko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ecko has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ecko won't be happy with that.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ecko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ecko wants to get back to his feet.
Ecko wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control!
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ecko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson cracks Ecko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Ecko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Ecko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson is looking to clinch but Ecko is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ecko. That snapped Jackson's head back.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Ecko is having none of it.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Ecko is controlling the position.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Ecko is working away.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Ecko defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ecko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ecko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ecko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Ecko as Jackson shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ecko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Ecko moves out of range easily.
Ecko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Ecko is defending well.
Jackson trying to control the position but Ecko is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecko is looking for a sweep.
Ecko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Jackson wants to control but Ecko is keeping him busy.
Ecko gets back to half guard.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Ecko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ecko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Ecko misses.
Ecko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ecko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ecko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ecko avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Ecko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ecko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ecko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ecko tries to get out of the position.
Ecko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes Ecko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson prevents Ecko from standing back up.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Ecko is defending the position.
Ecko trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson throwing shots but Ecko is blocking nicely.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ecko won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Steve Ecko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ecko wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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