PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer has chosen Viva La Vida as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Dyer

182 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
186 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dyer.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dyer.
Dyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Dyer counters with a body kick that stops Jackson in his tracks momentarily.
Dyer feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dyer.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Dyer.
Dyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dyer.
Dyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dyer fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dyer.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dyer misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dyer. Dyer obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Dyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Faction Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shawn Dyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson moves out of range as Dyer strikes.
Dyer misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dyer.
Dyer swinging wildly here.
Dyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Dyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Dyer tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dyer tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Dyer's temple.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dyer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dyer's thigh. Dyer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson is stalling here. Dyer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jackson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dyer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to control but Dyer postures up.
Jackson keeping his opponent close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Dyer shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Dyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dyer thinking.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson is looking to wear down Dyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Dyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dyer misses with a combination

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson postures up in Dyer's guard and throws a big left but Dyer blocks it.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stops Dyer from standing up.
Dyer keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is pushing down on Dyer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dyer is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dyer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.

That's two 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.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Dyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dyer is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Dyer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dyer.
Dyer is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Dyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Dyer is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyer is trying to escape the mount.
Dyer taking shots to the head.
Dyer is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dyer is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faction Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dyer throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Dyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dyer pinned against the cage. Dyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dyer misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dyer tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Shawn Dyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dyer as he jumps to the side.
Dyer tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Dyer didn't expect that.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Dyer is keeping the position.
Jackson trying to control but Dyer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Dyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Dyer!
Dyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dyer preventing the sweep.
Jackson is pulling down on Dyer's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Faction Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dyer misses with a double jab.
Dyer misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dyer misses with a left hand

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dyer's guard now.
Dyer keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson works over Dyer with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Dyer keeps moving.
Dyer trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson trying to control but Dyer is working from the bottom.

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.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faction Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dyer being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dyer keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Faction Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

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