PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Chis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Chis

190 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
238 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Chis shoots in.
Jackson throws a body punch but Chis moves out of range.

Jackson feints and as Chis raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Chis had control of the position.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chis on the ground.
Jackson postures up in Chis's guard and throws a big left but Chis blocks it.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Jackson stands up and waves to Chis to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Chis avoids the punch easily.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chis to the mat! Chis manages to get full guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson is working Chis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Chis blocks nicely.

Jackson stands up from Chis's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chis is just out of range.
Chis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Chis saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Chis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into Chis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Chis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Chis keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Chis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A bone on bone clash there as Chis blocks the leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Chis's body. Chis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson takes a swing at Chis's ribcage but misses.
Big Chis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Jackson catches Chis right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is controlling Chis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chis shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Chis shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Chis does no damage.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Chis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Chis is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a hook but Chis avoids it easily.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chis circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chis throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chis's head backwards.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chis pinned against the ropes. Chis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chis slips under a jab.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chis walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to Chis's midsection.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Chis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chis blocks a jab.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chis moves away.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Chis sprawls well.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Chis's shoulder, as Chis tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chis can do to turn this around?

Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chis has wrist control.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Big Chis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chis looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Chis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Chis shakes it off.
Chis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jabs at Chis's body.

Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chis was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Chis won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chis tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Chis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Chis getting side control.
Jackson is looking to control Chis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Chis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Chis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Chis controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Chis scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Chis avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Chis takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson swings for the body but Chis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Chis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Chis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chis sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson trying to control the action but Chis is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Chis is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson stops Chis from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chis keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Chis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Chis didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Chis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chis has a takedown stuffed.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Chis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Big Chis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Chis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Chis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chis's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chis throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chis walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

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