PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Jackson (ranked 991 p4p, 791 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 137 p4p, 101 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
Helpmann

176 cm
29
170
16 - 10 - 1

184 cm
27
180
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Demetrius Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Helpmann.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Helpmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helpmann looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Helpmann wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helpmann throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Helpmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Helpmann's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Helpmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Helpmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Helpmann misses with a kick to the body
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helpmann missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Helpmann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson with a nice cross.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helpmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Helpmann breaks from the clinch.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Certiﬁed Cave Gang in the buildup to the fight.
Helpmann throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Helpmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helpmann throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson closes the distance but Helpmann moves to the side
and Helpmann counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helpmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Helpmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Helpmann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helpmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Helpmann misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helpmann prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helpmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helpmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Helpmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Helpmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson moves to clinch but Helpmann breaks away
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helpmann moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Helpmann slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Helpmann gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Helpmann.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helpmann's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

Helpmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helpmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Helpmann.
Helpmann has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Helpmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helpmann.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
Helpmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helpmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Helpmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson is looking to counter with head kicks.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Helpmann.
Jackson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demetrius Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Helpmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Jackson clinches.
Helpmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Helpmann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Helpmann avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Helpmann blocking some punches.
Helpmann misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with some punches.

Helpmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Helpmann tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Helpmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Helpmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helpmann tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Helpmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Helpmann misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helpmann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Helpmann's shoulder, as Helpmann tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Helpmann throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Helpmann blocks a jab.
Helpmann lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Helpmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Helpmann tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Helpmann throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Helpmann throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Helpmann down.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helpmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helpmann swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson drives through and clinches with Helpmann against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson presses Helpmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helpmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson is leaning against Helpmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Helpmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Helpmann controls the action.
Helpmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helpmann.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Helpmann.
Demetrius Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson gets through Helpmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helpmann tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Helpmann back against the cage.
Helpmann misses with a hook to the ribs.

Helpmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson slips a straight right by Helpmann.
Jackson throws a body punch but Helpmann moves out of range.
Helpmann misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Helpmann throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helpmann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Helpmann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Helpmann stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Helpmann with an uppercut!
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helpmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Helpmann is out of range.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Helpmann moves away and avoids it.
Helpmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Helpmann connects with a jab.
Robert Helpmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Helpmann.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Helpmann didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Helpmann.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helpmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helpmann moves away.
Helpmann is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Helpmann circles away.
Helpmann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Helpmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Helpmann walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helpmann blocks an uppercut.
Helpmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Helpmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.

Helpmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helpmann tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Helpmann throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helpmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Helpmann circles away.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Helpmann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Helpmann seems unphased.
Helpmann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Helpmann avoids it easily.
Helpmann misses with a hook
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helpmann.
Helpmann digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Helpmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson thuds his right hand into Helpmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Helpmann misses.
Jackson tried to counter with a leg kick but Helpmann avoided it.
Nice cross by Helpmann.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Helpmann counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helpmann avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Helpmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a head kick but Helpmann moves out of range.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Helpmann counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Helpmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helpmann misses with a body kick.
Helpmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson clobbers Helpmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Helpmann didn't see that one coming.
Helpmann tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helpmann misses with a body shot.
Helpmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robert Helpmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helpmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Helpmann misses the jab.
Helpmann walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helpmann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Jackson!
After winning the bout, Demetrius Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.