PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuno Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang - Triumph. Svensson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ison & Fille - Muevete (Spanska Flugan) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jackson
vs
Svensson

175 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

MFS´s Natural Nutrition and Laundry service

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shuno Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svensson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Svensson looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.

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

Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Svensson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jackson has Svensson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
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 throwing sloppy strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jackson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jackson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jackson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Svensson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Svensson defends.
Svensson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Svensson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Svensson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying is best to control the position here.
Svensson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Svensson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Jackson working for a triangle but Svensson defends it easily.
Svensson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Svensson has wrist control.
Jackson works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.

Svensson is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Svensson wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Svensson tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Svensson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Svensson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jackson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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 Svensson's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Svensson to regain full guard.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Svensson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Svensson in his guard.
Svensson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Svensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Svensson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jackson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Svensson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jackson pulls down on the head and he's put Svensson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rashad Jackson!