PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Jackson (ranked 24724 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Ben Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jackson
vs
Sonnen

187 cm
23
185
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
188
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Jackson 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.
Sonnen is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to improve his position.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Sonnen is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two 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 tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sonnen controls his leg.
Jackson throwing shots but Sonnen is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sonnen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson 's guard now, I'm sure.
Sonnen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonnen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jackson looking for a triangle here. Sonnen is fighting it but it looks tight! Jackson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sonnen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abraham Jackson !