PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Vunovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vunovic
vs
Jackson

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Vunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vunovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Vunovic throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vunovic's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Vunovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Vunovic is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vunovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vunovic is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is pushing down on Vunovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vunovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jackson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vunovic to stand up.
Jackson misses with a straight left.

Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson moves into full mount!

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vunovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vunovic shrugs it off.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Vunovic to control.
Vunovic is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vunovic tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson tries to control but Vunovic wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Vunovic wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Vunovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jackson! Vunovic is hurt baaadly! Jackson is firing away with more strikes - Vunovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Jackson!