PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu Tang - Triumph. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harnick
vs
Jackson

174 cm
23
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harnick manages to avoid it.
Harnick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harnick.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harnick.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Harnick moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson swings for the body but Harnick moves out of range.
Harnick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harnick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Harnick has wrist control.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harnick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harnick wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson postures up in Harnick's guard and throws a big left but Harnick blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harnick.
Harnick has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harnick is keeping the position for now.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Harnick blocks nicely.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Harnick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Harnick from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson trying to control from Harnick's half guard. Harnick has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harnick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Harnick's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Harnick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is keen to just control but Harnick is a slippery customer.
Jackson 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.
Harnick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harnick wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Harnick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Harnick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Harnick.
Harnick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Harnick looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Harnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harnick fails to land the takedown.
Harnick looks to clinch
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harnick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harnick off to one side.
A head kick by Harnick misses

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Harnick didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Harnick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jackson dives into side control.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Harnick works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harnick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Harnick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Harnick stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harnick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harnick's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harnick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Harnick is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson just content to control the position.
Rashad Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson trying to control the position but Harnick is working away.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson throws an elbow but Harnick slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harnick pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

Harnick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.

Harnick seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Harnick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Jackson working for a triangle but Harnick defends it easily.
Jackson controls Harnick momentarily but Harnick frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harnick manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harnick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 pushes down on Harnick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harnick's head.
Harnick is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harnick avoid being mounted?
Harnick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Harnick has wrist control.
Shom Harnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Harnick's head but Harnick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harnick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Rashad Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Harnick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harnick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harnick tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harnick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harnick regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jackson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30

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