PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taye Silcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silcic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jedi Mind Tricks-Kublai Khan. 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.

Silcic
vs
Jackson

193 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

200 cm
30
272 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taye Silcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silcic forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson trying to stall but Silcic improves his position.
Silcic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silcic closes the distance and clinches.

Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Silcic wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Silcic throwing strikes but missing.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson throws a low kick but Silcic moves out of range easily.
Silcic checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Silcic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Silcic drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silcic trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Silcic prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Silcic wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Silcic pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silcic not doing much here.
Jackson tries to kick Silcic off but Silcic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson looks gassed!

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.

Silcic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silcic throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.

Silcic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.

Silcic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jackson motions for Silcic to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silcic shoots in but no luck this time.
Silcic shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silcic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taye Silcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silcic is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Noel Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silcic sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silcic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silcic punching from the bottom.

Jackson decides to stand up.
Silcic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Silcic moved away.

Silcic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Silcic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silcic has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silcic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson really wants to buck Silcic off and get back to his feet.
Silcic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

Jackson has left one of his arms exposed and Silcic doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Jackson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taye Silcic!