PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen DMX feat Eminem, Obie Trice - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Black
vs
Jackson

195 cm
27
217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.

Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Black getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Black is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Black thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Black is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Black throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Black throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black 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.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.

Black wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Black.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Black moves into the clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Black trying to land knees to the body.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Black throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Tyson Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Jackson tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyrone Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Jackson wants to break free but Black has control.
Black slows down the pace here.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Black has control.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black has a takedown stuffed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Jackson wants to control but Black postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Black misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with the combination.

Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Black there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Black tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Black landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Black there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Black looking to finish with strikes here!
Black controlling his opponent.
Black punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a big elbow.
Black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jackson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Nice strikes from Black there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Black!