PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Alves

178 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Alves lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson jumps guard but Alves stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Alves .
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Alves .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves .
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Alves , against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Alves .
Alves missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Alves looks gassed!
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson wants to stall.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick

and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Alves , against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Alves .
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Alves , against the cage.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Alves has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Alves , against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves .
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alves keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Thiago Alves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Alves .
Jackson is trying to break free.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alves gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson jumps guard.

Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Alves .
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Alves has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Alves .
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Alves .
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Alves .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jackson rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves .
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson feints a jab promting Alves to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick

and Alves counters by clinching up.

Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alves wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Jackson clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.

Jackson darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

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