PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sousa
vs
Jackson

175 cm
22
299 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
274 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Sousa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sousa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sousa avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sousa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy.
Sousa controlling the pace.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Sousa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Jackson is in trouble now - Sousa has advanced to mount!
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to control the position for a moment.
Sousa prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Sousa looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Sousa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Sousa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jackson is now in Sousa's guard. A big mistake from Sousa there, giving up the dominant position!
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson looks gassed!
Sousa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Sousa landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa unloading with bombs!
Sousa with good strikes from the mount here!
Sousa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Sousa controlling the pace for now.
Sousa looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson holds on for dear life, controlling Sousa's posture momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sousa working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Sousa isn't that keen on the idea.
Sousa raining down shots from the mount!

Sousa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jackson is now in Sousa's guard. A big mistake from Sousa there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Sousa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Sousa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Sousa stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Sousa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sousa tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sousa drops back down to his feet.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sousa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa fails to pull guard.
Sousa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sousa fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Sousa is defending the position.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Sousa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sousa tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Sousa is working away.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sousa is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Sousa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sousa looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sousa looks to clinch

and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sousa digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sousa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Sousa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sousa moves out of range.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sousa.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Sousa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa is trying to break free.

Sousa jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sousa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Sousa in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sousa kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Sousa.
Sousa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Sousa didn't expect that.
Jackson stands and throws Sousa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sousa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sousa is defending well.
Sousa wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Jackson stands up and beckons Sousa to his feet.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sousa circles away.
Sousa tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Sousa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sousa trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sousa manages to get himself to full guard.

Jackson gets to his feet - Sousa follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Sousa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Raul Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands a head kick. Sousa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sousa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sousa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sousa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sousa!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sousa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jackson gets full guard.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Sousa defends easily.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sousa wants to stand and escape but instead Jackson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jackson prevents Sousa from getting back to his feet.
Sousa can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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