PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Ray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paredes
vs
Ray Jackson

178 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Ray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a combination
and Paredes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Paredes counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Paredes saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Paredes moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paredes looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Paredes throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paredes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paredes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paredes throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Ray Ray Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Paredes moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Paredes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paredes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paredes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paredes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paredes lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Paredes from controlling successfully.
Paredes stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Paredes 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.
Paredes throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Paredes wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Paredes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paredes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Paredes has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Paredes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Paredes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Suan Paredes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paredes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Paredes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Paredes moves out of range.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paredes on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Paredes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suan Paredes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jackson throws a hook to the side of Paredes's head but Paredes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Paredes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paredes is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paredes wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paredes won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Paredes cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paredes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paredes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paredes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paredes landing with the ground and pound.
Paredes won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Paredes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Paredes passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is staying active underneath Paredes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paredes throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Paredes has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Paredes sits in half guard.
Paredes not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paredes.
Paredes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paredes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paredes is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Paredes thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Paredes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paredes connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Paredes working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Paredes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paredes.
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes lands strikes from half guard.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paredes content to control rather than advance.
Paredes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suan Paredes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paredes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
A left lands for Paredes.
Paredes is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Paredes counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Paredes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Jackson is rocked!
Paredes stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paredes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Paredes is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paredes is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Paredes finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes working away.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Paredes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paredes lands a few punches from side control.
Paredes in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
Paredes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson parries the strikes from Paredes easily there. Paredes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Suan Paredes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paredes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Paredes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paredes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes working the ground and pound.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

It looks like Ray Ray Jackson has been cut.
Paredes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paredes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Paredes dominates the positioning.
Jackson tries to buck Paredes off but Paredes is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Paredes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Suan Paredes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paredes controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes working the head with strikes.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Paredes dominates the positioning.
Paredes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Paredes tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
The strikes coming from Paredes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paredes happy to just control the position for now.
Paredes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is letting Paredes control him for a moment.
Paredes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ray Ray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paredes landing a few strikes.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Paredes scoring with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suan Paredes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paredes, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suan Paredes!
Suan Paredes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.