PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Terry Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jackson
vs
Johnson

168 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

168 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.

Johnson has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson jabs at Johnson's body.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Johnson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Johnson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.

Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Jackson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
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 body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Johnson!