PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Skarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Skarn's chin.

Jackson
vs
Skarn

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Skarn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Skarn lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Skarn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Skarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Skarn moves out of range easily.
Skarn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Skarn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skarn tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Skarn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!

Skarn has Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Skarn has control.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Skarn is trying to stall.

Skarn breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a head kick but Skarn moves out of range.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Skarn against the ropes.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skarn or not.
Skarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Skarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skarn up against the ropes.
Jackson letting Skarn take a breather here.
Skarn tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.

Skarn breaks from the clinch.
Skarn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Skarn misses with a low kick.
Skarn darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson trying to control but Skarn is working from the bottom.

Skarn has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skarn moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Skarn lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Skarn as Jackson shoots in.
Skarn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skarn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Skarn has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
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!

Skarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skarn, right into the meat.
Skarn misses the shot to the body.
Skarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skarn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skarn.
Skarn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Skarn has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Skarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skarn misses with a knee to the head.
Skarn connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Skarn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Skarn.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Skarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skarn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Skarn.
Skarn crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Skarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Skarn breaks the clinch.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Skarn is defending well.
Skarn prevents Jackson from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position.
Skarn is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson controlling the position from side mount.
Jackson trying to control the position but Skarn is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skarn can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jackson.
Skarn misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skarn throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Skarn tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Michael Skarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Skarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a combination. Skarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Skarn clinches.
Skarn trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Skarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skarn looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skarn has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Michael Skarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skarn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.

Skarn closes the distance and clinches.
Skarn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skarn avoids a kick to the body.

Skarn gets a clinch.

Skarn manages to break the clinch.
Skarn throws a right and a left that both miss.

Skarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skarn slows down the pace here.
Skarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Skarn controlling the action here for a moment.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Skarn wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.

Skarn closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skarn landing knees to the body.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skarn tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skarn counters with a two punch combo.

Skarn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skarn scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson slows down the pace here.

Skarn breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Skarn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skarn misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Skarn sprawls well.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Skarn blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson works Skarn's body with a nice hook.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Skarn misses with a double jab.
Skarn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Skarn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skarn misses with a body shot.
Skarn avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Skarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skarn clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Skarn counters with an inside leg kick.

Skarn instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson trying to stall but Skarn improves his position.
Skarn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.

Skarn manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Skarn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Skarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skarn moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trevor Jackson will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Skarn throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Skarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skarn connects with a nice looking jab.
Skarn avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Skarn moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Skarn misses with a double jab.
Trevor Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skarn wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Skarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skarn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skarn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Skarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson wants to break free but Skarn has control.
Jackson is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Skarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skarn leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Skarn improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Skarn both land. Nice combination.
Skarn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skarn tries to clinch up.
Trevor Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Skarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Skarn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Skarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Skarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skarn avoids the head kick by Jackson.

Skarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Skarn prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Skarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries to stall but Skarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Skarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarn checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Skarn moves out of range.
Skarn swinging wilding here.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Skarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson throws a head kick but Skarn moves out of range.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Skarn pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skarn uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Skarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Skarn is looking to clinch.
A jab from Skarn finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Skarn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Skarn misses.
Jackson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarn tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Skarn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skarn cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Skarn tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skarn wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarn.
Skarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Skarn is having none of it.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Skarn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Skarn avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skarn.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skarn moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Skarn punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Skarn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Skarn tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Skarn checks it.
Skarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson tries to clinch but Skarn is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Skarn.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skarn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Skarn closes the distance and clinches.
Skarn misses with a knee to the head.
Skarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Skarn is controlling the position.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skarn.
Skarn misses with a knee strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skarn lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skarn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skarn tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.

Skarn manages to break the clinch.
Skarn wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Skarn sprawls well.
Skarn blocks the body kick.
Skarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Skarn moves out of range easily.
Skarn takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Skarn is rocked!

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skarn's guard.
Skarn is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson postures up in Skarn's guard and throws a big left but Skarn blocks it.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jackson advances to full mount.
Skarn seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Skarn is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Skarn is squirming around nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skarn is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Skarn is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Skarn wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson looking to control but Skarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson controlling from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skarn working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skarn is looking to escape.
Skarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Jackson.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!