PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jackson
vs
Reyes

182 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christopher Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.

Reyes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reyes throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reyes's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Reyes's brow.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Reyes pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Reyes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reyes trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson working over Reyes with some ground and pound. Reyes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Reyes dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Jackson prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reyes is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Reyes won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faction Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reyes misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reyes lands a jab to the head.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Jackson swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Jackson shoots in.
Christopher Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Reyes scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Faction Jackson has been cut.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Reyes is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Reyes won't allow it.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to advance to full mount but Reyes doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Reyes throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Reyes lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Reyes is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Jackson swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Reyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Reyes works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Faction Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a body shot.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson trying to control the position but Reyes is working away.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Reyes denies him.
Reyes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Reyes gets back to full guard.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reyes is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Faction Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes is trying is best to control the position here.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Reyes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Reyes's head but Reyes avoids it well.
Jackson cracks Reyes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reyes taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson staying calm.
Reyes taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Reyes wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reyes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Reyes is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Reyes taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Reyes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson looking to control but instead Reyes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Reyes is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reyes avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Faction Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

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