PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Sheppard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sheppard
vs
Jackson

183 cm
22
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

164 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheppard can pounce on him.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sheppard's waist but Sheppard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sheppard. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheppard misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Sheppard avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Sheppard avoids it easily.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Sheppard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sheppard doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheppard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheppard stuffs the takedown.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Sheppard throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sheppard as he avoids it easily.
John Sheppard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Jackson.
Sheppard tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheppard takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheppard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheppard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
A combination from Sheppard does no damage.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sheppard!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Sheppard is squirming around nicely.
Sheppard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sheppard is breathing heavily.
Jackson working Sheppard over with strikes here.
Jackson punching from mount but Sheppard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sheppard hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson cracks Sheppard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson lands with some strikes.

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sheppard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sheppard shrugs it off.
Sheppard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheppard tries to get out of the position.
Jackson tries to control but Sheppard wriggling away.
Sheppard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Sheppard manages to avoid easily.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheppard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Sheppard bucks and avoids them well.
Sheppard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson connects with a body shot.
Sheppard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a right hand that Sheppard ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheppard also avoids with ease.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
John Sheppard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheppard misses the target.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sheppard is avoiding it.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sheppard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
A jab from Sheppard misses.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Sheppard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheppard.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Sheppard's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheppard defending well though.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sheppard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sheppard is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Sheppard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheppard is avoiding damage well.
Jackson working the strikes but Sheppard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Sheppard is having none of it.
Sheppard has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Sheppard is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheppard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson looking to finish Sheppard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheppard!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sheppard hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson breaks from Sheppard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Sheppard misses with a hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Sheppard shows good takedown defense.
Jackson tries to work over Sheppard's front leg with a kick but Sheppard checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Sheppard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheppard landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Sheppard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Sheppard missing with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheppard backwards.
Sheppard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheppard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Sheppard keeps moving.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheppard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Sheppard keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Sheppard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Sheppard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sheppard wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Sheppard circles away.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sheppard keeps it at a distance.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sheppard keeps it at a distance.
Sheppard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson throws a jab when Sheppard was well out of range.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheppard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheppard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sheppard being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
John Sheppard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

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