PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JJ Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jackson
vs
Mellon

183 cm
24
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JJ Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Mellon !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mellon gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mellon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mellon wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mellon is proving hard to escape from.
Mellon is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control but Mellon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mellon to escape.
You can see the frustration on Mellon 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mellon tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Mellon manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Mellon defending well.
Jackson passes to side control.
Mellon tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mellon is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Mellon is looking to get back to his feet here but Jackson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mellon 's back.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mellon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mellon for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mellon doesn't escape.
Jackson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Mellon is trying to shake Jackson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Jackson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Mellon darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Mellon into the cage.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mellon as he jumps to the side.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Mellon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Mellon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Mellon misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mellon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Mellon tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mellon shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Mellon 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mellon .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Jackson 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.

Mellon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.

Mellon darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mellon can do to turn this around?
Mellon is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Mellon 's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
JJ Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mellon .
Jackson jumps guard but Mellon stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mellon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
JJ Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mellon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mellon .
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mellon defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mellon is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mellon circles away.
Mellon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mellon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Mellon persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mellon . Mellon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mellon is breathing heavily.
Mellon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Mellon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mellon darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mellon uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson winds up and cracks Mellon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Mellon manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellon has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mellon moves into full guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mellon trying to control the position.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Jackson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mellon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Mellon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mellon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellon circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Mellon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Mellon is looking to clinch.
Mellon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Jackson clinches.
Mellon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mellon goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson won't allow Mellon to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.

Mellon is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.

Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mellon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mellon has escaped and now he's on top!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Mellon has moved into half guard.
Jackson is doing well to control the position and prevent Mellon from advancing to side control.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mellon stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mellon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mellon stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mellon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mellon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mellon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Mellon from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mellon throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Mellon darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Mellon into the cage.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mellon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rock Mellon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JJ Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Mellon misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Mellon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

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