PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (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
Johnson

176 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Jackson blocks the body kick.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Johnson.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jackson gets a clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Jackson lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Joe Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe 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.

Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing knees to the body.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!

Johnson forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Joe Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Joe Jackson has been cut.

Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?

Joe Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson controlling from mount.

Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Johnson working Jackson over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Johnson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Johnson extends the arm and Jackson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Johnson!