PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 2001 p4p, 3287 weight class) and Kurt Jackson (ranked 234 p4p, 356 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ladies & Gentlemen. Kurt Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Top
vs
Jackson

175 cm
28
155
12 - 12 - 0

177 cm
25
166
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thip Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Top!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
An inside leg kick lands from Top.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Top throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Top only half commits.
We've been hearing reports that Top has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Top lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Top throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Top looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Top tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Top cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top connects with a solid leg kick.

Top pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Top drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Top keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Top pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Top cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Top. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Top lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Top tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Top throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Top wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Top throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Top looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Top scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Top persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thip Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Top counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Top throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Top lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Top.
Top fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Top uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Kurt Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Top throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Top misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top connects with a leg kick.
Top throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Top blocks it.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Top has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Top's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Top pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Top settles back down.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson checks a low kick from Top.
Top connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Top throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thip Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Jackson.

Top darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Top's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Top. Top maintains the clinch.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Top lands an elbow inside.

Top jumps guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Top is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thip Top dominated that round.
That's time! Top's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson blocks a head kick by Top.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Top counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Top throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Top misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Top doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Top. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Top scores with a spinning back kick!
Top misses with a leg kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Top misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Top explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
A low kick from Top is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Top.

Top closes the distance and clinches.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Top fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Top scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Top lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Top.
Top avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Top fails with an attempt to clinch.
Top thows a left - swing and a miss!
Top connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Top fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Top misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Top scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
Top takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Top goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Top.
Top swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Top throws a body kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Top!
Top connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Top.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Top displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Top is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Top throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Top.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Top with a nice calf kick.
Top is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Top scores with a jab.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Top avoids them all with ease.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Top lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Top's head but Top sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Top avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Top misses with a low kick.
Top bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Top scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Top.
Nice uppercut lands for Top. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Top scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Top lands with a kick to the ribs.
Top scores with a leg kick.
Top avoids the head kick by Jackson.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Top. Top maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thip Top dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Top misses with a body kick.
Top misses with a wild body shot.
Top clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Top is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Top counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Top throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Top counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Top to score with a decent uppercut.
Top misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Top doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Top.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Good leg kick by Top.
Top throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Top.
Top lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Top on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Top avoids them all with ease.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Top lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Top with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Top bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thip Top is winning the standup battle so far.
Top's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Top throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Top lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurt Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Top tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Top takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Top attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Top.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Top.
Good leg kick by Top.
A head kick misses from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from Top.
Top fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a hook. Top ducked under it nicely.
Top is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Top.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Top. Top obviously looking to wear him down.
Top lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Top with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Top has time to react.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Top with a nice calf kick.
Top connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Top takes one to the chin there.
Top tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Top scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Top misses the target.
Top lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.

Jackson tries to sprawl but Top drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Top is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Top tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Top blocks the strikes from Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thip Top showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Top 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thip Top!
Thip Top seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.