PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Prodigy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Rampage Song. Phil Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Prodigy

186 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubbles Prodigy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Prodigy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson leaves Prodigy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prodigy moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Prodigy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Prodigy.
Jackson trying to control but Prodigy is working from the bottom.
Prodigy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Prodigy keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Prodigy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson pushes down on Prodigy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Prodigy won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Prodigy wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prodigy's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Prodigy is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Prodigy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prodigy tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Prodigy is staying in there.
Prodigy is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Prodigy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Prodigy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prodigy looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Prodigy is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prodigy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Jackson dominated that round.
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.

Prodigy wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Prodigy!

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prodigy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prodigy shrugs it off.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Prodigy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Prodigy is trying desperately to improve position.
Prodigy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Prodigy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Prodigy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson trying to control but Prodigy is having none of it.
Prodigy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Phil Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Prodigy tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Prodigy looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Prodigy wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Prodigy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Prodigy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Prodigy is blocking nicely.
Jackson tries to control but Prodigy wriggling away.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Prodigy blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prodigy is looking to escape.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prodigy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
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 sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Prodigy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prodigy wants to clinch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prodigy closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a swing at Prodigy's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Prodigy moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Prodigy backpedaling.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Prodigy avoids it well.
Prodigy wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prodigy wants to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Prodigy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Prodigy.
Jackson looking to control but Prodigy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prodigy blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prodigy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy is looking to get to half guard.
Prodigy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson misses with a head shot.
Jackson tries to control but Prodigy wriggling away.
Prodigy blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Prodigy because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Prodigy is squirming around nicely.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Prodigy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

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