PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grisha Egorov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Jackson 's chin.

Jackson
vs
Egorov

182 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grisha Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egorov tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.

Jackson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Egorov.
Egorov is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Egorov tries to control but Jackson manages to take his back.
Jackson avoiding Egorov 's attempts to control his hands.
Jackson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson controlling the position well here. Egorov rolled but Jackson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Egorov wants to escape the position.
Egorov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Egorov defends it well.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Egorov moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Egorov is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Egorov is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Egorov wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Egorov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Egorov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Egorov is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov dodges the ground and pound from Jackson .
You can see the frustration on Egorov's face as Jackson controls the position.
Egorov tries to improve position but can't.

Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Egorov struggling a bit here.
Jackson wants to control but Egorov is keeping him busy.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Egorov seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Jackson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Egorov can't do much from the bottom here.
Egorov is trying to escape the position but Jackson is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Egorov looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Egorov darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Egorov has his foot on Jackson 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Egorov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Egorov is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson trying to control here.
Jackson is looking to escape.

Egorov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.

Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Egorov defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Egorov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackson stacks Egorov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackson !
Egorov wants to get back to his feet.
Egorov is breathing heavily.

Jackson stands up.
Egorov throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Egorov does no damage.
Egorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Egorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Egorov keeps moving.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Jackson .
Egorov swinging wildly here.

Egorov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Egorov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Egorov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jackson reverses the position - he's now on top in Egorov's guard.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Egorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Egorov misses with a wild combination.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Egorov is squirming around nicely.
Chris Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Egorov tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Egorov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson 's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Egorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson seems keen to control Egorov's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Egorov scores with a takedown into Jackson 's guard.
Egorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson seems keen to control Egorov's posture.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Egorov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Egorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egorov is squirming around, avoiding Jackson 's attempts to control the action.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Egorov bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Egorov manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Egorov is squirming around nicely.
Egorov wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Egorov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson .
Egorov tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Egorov blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Egorov manages to avoid easily.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Egorov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Egorov because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Egorov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Egorov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov tries to improve his position but instead Jackson has taken his back!

Jackson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Egorov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jackson misses with a punch to the head.

Jackson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Egorov is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Jackson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Egorov taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Jackson !
Chris Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.