PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornell Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and manuel Rosas Villa (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 manuel Rosas Villa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jackson
vs
Rosas Villa

190 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
248 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cornell Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel Rosas Villa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosas Villa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rosas Villa enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rosas Villa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosas Villa wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Rosas Villa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosas Villa wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Rosas Villa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosas Villa holds on to Jackson around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Rosas Villa tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson tries to control but Rosas Villa wriggling away.
Rosas Villa is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson tries to control but Rosas Villa wriggling away.
Rosas Villa blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Rosas Villa is squirming around nicely.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.

It looks like manuel Rosas Villa has been cut.
Rosas Villa wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Rosas Villa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rosas Villa because Jackson loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Rosas Villa looks very uncomfortable down there.

The cut above manuel Rosas Villa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson prevents Rosas Villa from getting the reversal.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Rosas Villa manages to avoid easily.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosas Villa is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornell Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on manuel Rosas Villa's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rosas Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Rosas Villa.
Jackson tries to clinch but Rosas Villa is having none of it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Rosas Villa is having none of it.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Rosas Villa is avoiding it.
Jackson dives in and grabs Rosas Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosas Villa pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rosas Villa or not.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosas Villa misses with the combination.
Rosas Villa is breathing heavily.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rosas Villa sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson working over Rosas Villa with some ground and pound. Rosas Villa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson is keen to just control but Rosas Villa is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rosas Villa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jackson decides to stand and escape the position.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rosas Villa to the mat! Rosas Villa manages to get full guard.

Jackson stands and steps away. Rosas Villa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosas Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosas Villa stuffs the takedown.

Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rosas Villa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson pushing down on Rosas Villa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Jackson stands up and beckons Rosas Villa to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosas Villa stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornell Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to clinch but Rosas Villa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rosas Villa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosas Villa sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Rosas Villa to the mat.
Jackson controls Rosas Villa momentarily but Rosas Villa frees himself.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rosas Villa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rosas Villa throwing strikes but missing.
Rosas Villa wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Cornell Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Rosas Villa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Rosas Villa.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.

Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson is pushing down on Rosas Villa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rosas Villa is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornell Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on manuel Rosas Villa's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosas Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosas Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Cornell Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosas Villa throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosas Villa looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosas Villa's waist but Rosas Villa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Rosas Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Rosas Villa pushes him off.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Rosas Villa is avoiding it.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rosas Villa to the mat! Rosas Villa manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rosas Villa keeps moving.

Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosas Villa circles away.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rosas Villa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rosas Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Rosas Villa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornell Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosas Villa misses with the combination.

Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rosas Villa pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Rosas Villa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Rosas Villa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cornell Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rosas Villa from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Rosas Villa postures up.
Rosas Villa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cornell Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosas Villa is one step ahead there.
Jackson looking to control.
manuel Rosas Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson is pulling down on Rosas Villa's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornell Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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