PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Riddick

175 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LeSean Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddick tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riddick is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Riddick circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Riddick.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Riddick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riddick continues to drive forward.
Jackson is trying to drag Riddick to the mat but Riddick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riddick is defending well.
Riddick landing knees to the head.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riddick after a bit of a struggle.
Riddick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riddick is defending well.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
Riddick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Riddick digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddick tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Riddick tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riddick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Riddick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Riddick lands with a short shot to the head.
Riddick is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riddick with a knee to the head.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riddick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riddick with a knee to the head.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riddick prevents it.
Jackson prevents Riddick from breaking the clinch.
Riddick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddick scores with a knee to the head.
Riddick digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Riddick lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Riddick.
Riddick struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Riddick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick lands a left hand.
Riddick connects with a knee to the head.
Riddick lands a body punch.
Riddick tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Riddick back against the cage.
Riddick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riddick tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddick lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Riddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riddick scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riddick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riddick throws a head kick that half lands.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riddick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.

Riddick darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Riddick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riddick tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riddick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riddick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddick landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddick.
Riddick tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Riddick back against the cage.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
Riddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riddick after a bit of a struggle.
Riddick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Riddick dominated that round.
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.

Riddick slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riddick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riddick moves into the clinch.

Riddick breaks the clinch.
Riddick moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Riddick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riddick continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Riddick connects with a knee to the head.
Riddick landing knees to the head.
Riddick tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Riddick scores a nice knee to the body.
Riddick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddick.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Riddick manages to get underhooks.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Riddick.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riddick is defending well.
Riddick tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riddick is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddick lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick with a knee to the head.
Riddick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Riddick has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Riddick.
Riddick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riddick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riddick is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riddick.
Riddick lands a shot to the body.

Riddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick misses with the combination.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riddick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riddick defends it nicely.
LeSean Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice takedown defense from Riddick. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Riddick throws a nice head kick!
Riddick looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.

Riddick rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riddick pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Riddick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddick gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Riddick with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a body shot from Riddick.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick prevents the takedown attempt.
Riddick cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddick lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Riddick - that landed with a thud.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Riddick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Riddick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Riddick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richard Riddick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riddick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riddick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Riddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Riddick manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeSean Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Riddick.
Riddick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddick is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Riddick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick misses with a body punch.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Riddick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riddick thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddick lands a high kick!
Riddick thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Riddick fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.

Riddick moves into the clinch.
Riddick tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riddick landing knees to the head.

Riddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riddick's waist but Riddick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Riddick, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Riddick against the cage but Riddick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.

Riddick pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riddick can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Riddick looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riddick defending well though.

Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riddick sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riddick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riddick defends it well.
Riddick wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Riddick.
I've got Riddick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Riddick!