PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chet Knox (ranked 6196 p4p, 4290 weight class) and Black Lives Jackson (ranked 675 p4p, 544 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Chet Baker | Almost Blue. Black Lives Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Knox
vs
Jackson

177 cm
21
177
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
183
1 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Lives Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Knox lands with a left to the head.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.

Jackson has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Jackson jumps guard.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Knox is now in half guard.
Jackson trying to control but Knox postures up.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson trying to control but Knox postures up.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Knox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knox is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Knox wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.

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

Knox gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson pulls Knox in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Knox works the jab nicely.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Knox gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.

It looks like Chet Knox has been cut.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.

Jackson jumps guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
Jackson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Chet Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson wants to control but Knox passes into side.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson tries to buck Knox off but Knox is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox slows the pace down.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.

Knox breaks the clinch.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black Lives Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Black Lives Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Knox is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Black Lives Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chet Knox's cut.
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!

Knox blocks a head kick by Jackson.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Knox takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knox's face.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Jackson clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox fails to pull guard.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knox blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knox jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox works Jackson's body with a nice hook.

Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Knox's guard.

Knox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jackson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knox stacks Jackson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knox!
The referee asks Knox politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Knox prefers to stall for the moment though.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Lives Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Lives Jackson!
Black Lives Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Chet Knox spoke after the fight, saying 'If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes)'.