PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volodya Dikiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Volodya Dikiy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Dikiy

215 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

170 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Volodya Dikiy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dikiy missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Dikiy misses its intended target.
Dikiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dikiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson catches Dikiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Dikiy cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dikiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dikiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dikiy.
Dikiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Dikiy.
The crowd cheers as Dikiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dikiy.
Dikiy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice combination there by Dikiy.
Dikiy digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Volodya Dikiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Dikiy. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Dikiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dikiy.
Dikiy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Dikiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Dikiy as Jackson shoots in.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No joy there for Dikiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dikiy as he avoids it easily.
Dikiy lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dikiy.
Dikiy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy misses the jab.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dikiy.
No joy there for Dikiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Volodya Dikiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dikiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dikiy.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dikiy throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Dikiy.
Dikiy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dikiy throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Dikiy throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dikiy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Dikiy.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dikiy clinches.
Dikiy working hard to break the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dikiy has eaten all the pies!
Dikiy is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dikiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dikiy. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy misses the jab.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dikiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Dikiy misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dikiy sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dikiy.
Dikiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Dikiy misses with a hook.
Dikiy wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Dikiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Dikiy as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson defending well as Dikiy loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dikiy misses with a straight left.
Dikiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Dikiy connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Dikiy jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Dikiy scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dikiy.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dikiy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dikiy circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Volodya Dikiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
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.

Dikiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikiy dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Dikiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Dikiy shows good takedown defense.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dikiy hang on?
Dikiy 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Dikiy can't escape the position.
Dikiy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dikiy is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dikiy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dikiy?
Jackson breaks from Dikiy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dikiy hang on?
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!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Dikiy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dikiy?
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dikiy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dikiy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dikiy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dikiy shrugs it off.
Jackson cracks Dikiy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dikiy is trying to stand.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dikiy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dikiy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Dikiy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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 Dikiy's face.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dikiy is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Dikiy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dikiy is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
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 Dikiy's face.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!

Dikiy is rocked!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dikiy hang on?
Dikiy is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson cracks Dikiy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jackson!
After the big win, Shawn Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.