PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by F**k Food by Tech N9ne. Ray Rockefeller looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rockefeller
vs
Jackson

188 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to land a combination but Rockefeller avoids it well.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rockefeller.

Rockefeller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Rockefeller wants to get back to his feet.
Rockefeller winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rockefeller lands a nice short elbow.
Rockefeller wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson looks gassed!

Rockefeller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockefeller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Rockefeller moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rockefeller shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Rockefeller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Rockefeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockefeller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Rockefeller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rockefeller throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Rockefeller.

Rockefeller gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rockefeller lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

Rockefeller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Rockefeller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rockefeller's head.
Rockefeller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rockefeller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rockefeller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ray Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rockefeller enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rockefeller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rockefeller's guard.
Rockefeller looking to control.
Jackson won't allow Rockefeller to get back to his feet.

Jackson stands up from Rockefeller's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rockefeller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Rockefeller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Rockefeller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rockefeller seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rockefeller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Rockefeller prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller landing with the ground and pound.
Rockefeller sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rockefeller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rockefeller. Rockefeller gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson tries to bum rush Rockefeller with a series of wild strikes but Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Rockefeller shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockefeller throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Rockefeller pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Jackson jumps guard and drags Rockefeller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Rockefeller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rockefeller misses with a takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson stays in close to Rockefeller's body and controls the position.
Rockefeller has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Rockefeller keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Rockefeller striking off his back.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockefeller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rockefeller keeps moving.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rockefeller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Rockefeller's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller punching from the bottom - just letting Jackson know he's still in a fight.
Jackson postures up.
Rockefeller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rockefeller tries to get out of the position.
Rockefeller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Rockefeller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rockefeller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson leaves Rockefeller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Rockefeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockefeller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rockefeller circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rockefeller wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rockefeller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Ray Rockefeller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockefeller throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rockefeller's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockefeller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson stops Rockefeller from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockefeller wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rockefeller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rockefeller trying to control from the bottom.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rockefeller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson throwing shots but Rockefeller is blocking nicely.
Rockefeller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.

Jackson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rockefeller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockefeller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rockefeller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Rockefeller tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rockefeller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rockefeller. Rockefeller gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Rockefeller avoids them all with ease.
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 Ray Rockefeller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Rockefeller shoots in.

Rockefeller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Rockefeller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rockefeller manages to get himself to full guard.
Rockefeller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockefeller wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Rockefeller being controlled here, momentarily.
Rockefeller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockefeller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller is trying to keep Jackson in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Ray Rockefeller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rockefeller fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson tries to clinch but Rockefeller moves out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockefeller circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockefeller throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Rockefeller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Rockefeller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Rockefeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockefeller misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Rockefeller.
Rockefeller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rockefeller somewhat.
Ray Rockefeller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockefeller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Rockefeller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rockefeller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson wants to break free but Rockefeller has control.

Rockefeller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockefeller trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.

Ray Rockefeller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Rockefeller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Rockefeller is now in Jackson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rockefeller gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Rockefeller fails to land the takedown.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Rockefeller. Rockefeller maintains the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rockefeller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Rockefeller gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockefeller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rockefeller with a nice head shot there.
Rockefeller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.

Rockefeller postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackson to stand up.
Rockefeller fails with a takedown attempt.
Rockefeller shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Rockefeller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mike Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Rockefeller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockefeller wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Rockefeller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rockefeller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Rockefeller!