PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Samuelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All I do is Win - DJ Khaled. Michael Samuelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Samuelle

185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Samuelle!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Samuelle misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Samuelle.
Samuelle lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Samuelle circles away.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samuelle misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Samuelle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samuelle misses with the head strike.
Samuelle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samuelle tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson closes the distance but Samuelle moves to the side
and Samuelle counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Samuelle misses.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Samuelle throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to clinch but Samuelle is having none of it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Samuelle is having none of it.
Samuelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samuelle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jackson rushes Samuelle and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuelle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samuelle has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Samuelle connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Samuelle is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Samuelle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Samuelle.
Samuelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Samuelle's head back.
Samuelle misses the jab.
Samuelle jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samuelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuelle misses with a looping right.
Michael Samuelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samuelle takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelle lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samuelle backwards.
Samuelle working aggressively here.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Samuelle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Samuelle wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samuelle's defenses.
Samuelle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Samuelle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Samuelle has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.

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

Jackson rushes Samuelle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samuelle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samuelle tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Samuelle back against the cage.
Samuelle throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson moves out of range as Samuelle strikes.
Samuelle misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Samuelle misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Samuelle takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Samuelle moves out of range.
Samuelle throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Samuelle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samuelle avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Mason Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Samuelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.

Jackson rushes Samuelle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Samuelle tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Samuelle back against the cage.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuelle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jackson forces Samuelle back against the cage and clinches.
Mason Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samuelle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samuelle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Samuelle.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Samuelle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samuelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samuelle misses with an uppercut.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samuelle. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuelle misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Samuelle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Samuelle throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Samuelle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but Samuelle avoids it easily.
Samuelle lands a body shot.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samuelle.
A head kick by Samuelle misses

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samuelle is breathing heavily.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samuelle misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelle keeps the fight on the outside.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Samuelle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Samuelle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samuelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuelle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samuelle misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Samuelle misses the shot to the body.
Samuelle walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.

Samuelle is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Samuelle pushes him off.

Jackson moves into the clinch.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samuelle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samuelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuelle throws a head punch that misses.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Jackson.
Samuelle is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Samuelle seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Samuelle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samuelle looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson tries to clinch up.

Jackson forces Samuelle back against the cage and clinches.
Samuelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuelle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samuelle.
Samuelle can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Samuelle tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.

Samuelle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samuelle cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Samuelle counter with a right hand.
Samuelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samuelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samuelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samuelle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Samuelle keeps it at a distance.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Samuelle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Mason Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Samuelle misses with a body kick.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson clinches up with Samuelle and pushes him back against the cage.
Samuelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Samuelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Samuelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samuelle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samuelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Samuelle didn't see that one coming.
Samuelle thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuelle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Samuelle.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuelle takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Samuelle circles away.

Jackson has Samuelle up against the cage in a clinch.
Samuelle working aggressively here.
Michael Samuelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuelle trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Samuelle tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Samuelle blocks it.
Samuelle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Samuelle fails to land.
Samuelle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuelle.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuelle working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jackson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mason Jackson thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).