PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jackson
vs
Campbell

180 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campbell throws a combination that misses

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
A short left from Jackson.

It looks like Randy Campbell has been cut.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Campbell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Campbell avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson presses Campbell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Campbell cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Campbell is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campbell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell throws an elbow but it misses.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Campbell lands a nice elbow.
Jackson avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.

Campbell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.

It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Campbell misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Campbell was not able to check.
Campbell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Nice jab there from Campbell.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a head kick that Campbell semi-blocks.
Campbell throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Campbell looks gassed!
A jab from Campbell misses.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a big head kick but Campbell shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jackson has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
Campbell avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson slips under a jab from Campbell.
Shawn Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Campbell.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson slips under a jab from Campbell.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Shawn Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Randy Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Campbell takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Campbell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Campbell up against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Campbell to work.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four 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.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Campbell misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson scores with a hook.
Campbell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Campbell cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a head kick.

Campbell tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Randy Campbell's cut even more.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Campbell's ribcage.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.

Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Campbell stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Campbell.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Campbell tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell misses with a hook to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Campbell on the side of the head.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Campbell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campbell. That did some damage!
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.
Randy Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Jackson rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson wants to stall.
Shawn Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

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