PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jackson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jose Aldo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Aldo
vs
Jackson

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Aldo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Aldo pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo walks into a left hand.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aldo is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Aldo won't allow it.
Jackson stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson is trying to control. Aldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Aldo defends it.
Aldo controlling the position well.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Aldo is having none of it.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Aldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Even with his hooks in, Aldo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Aldo punches Jackson on the ear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldo shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jackson gets caught napping as Aldo dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Aldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Aldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo throws a big elbow that misses.

Jackson has his foot on Aldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Aldo is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson pushes Aldo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Aldo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.
Aldo is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aldo blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Aldo 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.
Aldo lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo stops Jackson from standing up.
Aldo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aldo connects with a couple of short punches.
Aldo throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson wants to stand but Aldo is controlling the position.
Aldo distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jackson has his foot on Aldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson wants to stand up but Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo with a nice head shot there.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aldo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Aldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aldo throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aldo's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aldo dives on top into guard.
Aldo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aldo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aldo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aldo stops Jackson from standing up.
Aldo is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aldo landing some decent shots from guard.

Jackson pushes Aldo off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aldo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo shoots and misses

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Jackson is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is trying is best to control the position here.

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Aldo is having none of it.
Jackson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo is looking to escape.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aldo's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Aldo is not content to let Jackson control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

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