PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Von Spar

182 cm
25
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punch Von Spar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Spar loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Von Spar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Spar circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson defending well as Von Spar loads up on a big left hand.
Von Spar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Spar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Spar misses with a straight left.
Von Spar throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Spar misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Punch Von Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Von Spar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
A jab from Von Spar does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Spar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Spar.
A big left from Von Spar misses.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faction Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Von Spar misses.
Von Spar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Von Spar cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Faction Jackson has been cut.
Von Spar missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Von Spar.
Von Spar throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Von Spar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Von Spar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Spar looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Spar.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Von Spar over with strikes.
Jackson is keen to just control but Von Spar is a slippery customer.
Jackson prevents Von Spar from standing back up.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Von Spar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 wants to control from the top but Von Spar keeps moving.
Jackson throws a strike but Von Spar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson pulls Von Spar in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Von Spar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Von Spar wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Spar is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Von Spar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Von Spar throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a hook but Von Spar blocks it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Spar.
Jackson punishes Von Spar's body with a nice straight punch.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson breaks from Von Spar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Von Spar bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson looking to control but Von Spar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Spar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Von Spar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.

It looks like Punch Von Spar has been cut.
Von Spar tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Von Spar manages to avoid easily.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Von Spar because Jackson loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.

The cut above Punch Von Spar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Punch Von Spar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Punch Von Spar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Faction Jackson!