PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Holland (ranked 4376 p4p, 5384 weight class) and Stone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Holland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holland
vs
Jackson

191 cm
18
230
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
250
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Holland, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Holland against the cage but Holland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.

Holland gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Holland manages to retain guard.

Holland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holland keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Holland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Holland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holland trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stops Holland from standing up.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Holland is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.

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

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

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Holland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control. Holland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holland is trying to stand.
Holland is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holland avoid being mounted?
Holland wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Holland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Holland.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Holland defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland is trying to control but can't.

Jackson decides to stand up.
Holland is breathing heavily.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson stalling.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Holland is squirming around nicely.
Holland taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.

Jackson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Holland is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Holland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Holland's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Holland. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
As Jackson looks to move away, Holland throws a big counter combo but Jackson just gets out of the way.
Holland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland fails to land the takedown.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holland as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Holland. Holland gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Holland avoids nicely.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Holland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holland looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holland rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Holland is controlling the position.

Holland breaks from the clinch.
Holland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Holland drives through with a takedown into guard.

Holland decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holland shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Holland pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Holland fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Holland bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holland is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Holland circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holland.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Holland.
Holland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Holland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Holland moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.

Jackson pulls Holland into guard.
Holland sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holland gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holland's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Holland looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stone Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holland shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.

Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Holland's guard.
Jackson is standing up over Holland. Holland looks to escape but Jackson dives into side control.

Jackson works to advance to full mount. Holland defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holland is looking to escape.
Holland is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to finish Holland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holland!
Holland is wriggling around trying to escape.

Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Holland defends it well.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson prevents Holland from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jackson's lack of action.
Jackson throwing shots but Holland is blocking nicely.
Holland has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jackson looking to control but Holland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holland is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Stone Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holland is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holland's face.

Jackson goes for an armbar but Holland turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holland is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.

Holland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holland has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stone Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

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