PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 3588 p4p, 5096 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reeves
vs
Jackson

203 cm
18
224
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reeves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reeves misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeves is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.

Reeves jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to stand but Reeves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Reeves is retaining full guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch

so Reeves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reeves preventing the sweep.
Reeves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reeves with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a big elbow that misses.
Reeves trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Reeves is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson looking to control but Reeves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reeves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson prevents Reeves from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reeves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reeves is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson cracks Reeves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reeves tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson tries to control but Reeves wriggling away.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reeves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reeves is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Reeves shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reeves throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Reeves is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Reeves's guard.
Reeves wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jackson manages to pass to side control.

Tyrone Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reeves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reeves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeves keeps working.
Reeves is trying to control but can't.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jackson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Jackson scores with a takedown into Reeves's guard.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Reeves working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Reeves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reeves tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.

Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reeves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Reeves shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Reeves pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves is looking to get back to full guard here but Jackson has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reeves misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Reeves will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Reeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.

Jackson gets to his feet - Reeves follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson feints and as Reeves raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reeves looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reeves's half guard.
Reeves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reeves's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Reeves trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Reeves is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reeves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Reeves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reeves trying to control from Jackson's half guard. Jackson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.

Reeves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reeves trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Reeves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Tyrone Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reeves is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

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