PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jackson
vs
Wheldon

189 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quincy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Wheldon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Wheldon sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wheldon, as that shot connected.
Wheldon throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wheldon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wheldon lands with a short shot to the head.
Wheldon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wheldon clinches with his opponent.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheldon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Wheldon works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wheldon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wheldon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.

Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheldon wants to stand and escape but instead Jackson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wheldon wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Wheldon blocks nicely.

Wheldon pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.

Wheldon clinches with his opponent.
Wheldon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wheldon on the inside.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheldon lands with a short shot to the head.

Wheldon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wheldon takes the fight into the clinch.

Wheldon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wheldon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Wheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wheldon tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wheldon clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Wheldon.

Wheldon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Wheldon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Wheldon looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wheldon. Wheldon obviously looking to wear him down.

Wheldon moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheldon lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Wheldon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheldon smiles and moves away.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wheldon circles away.
Wheldon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Wheldon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheldon.
Jackson has Wheldon pressed against the cage, preventing Wheldon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wheldon drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Wheldon tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Wheldon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheldon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wheldon misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon lands a body shot.
Wheldon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheldon smiles and moves away.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wheldon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wheldon lands a nice elbow.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wheldon stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wheldon moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Wheldon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wheldon has managed to clinch.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Wheldon.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson clinches but Wheldon breaks the clinch

and Wheldon counters by clinching up.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wheldon manages to break the clinch.

Wheldon has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Wheldon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.

Wheldon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wheldon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wheldon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.

Wheldon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wheldon fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Wheldon wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Jackson is working an open guard so Wheldon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Wheldon has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wheldon breaks the clinch.

Wheldon moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheldon.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Wheldon scores with a hook to the body.
Wheldon misses with the head strike.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Wheldon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheldon smiles and moves away.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Wheldon counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Wheldon pushes him off.
Wheldon jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Wheldon counters with a left to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Wheldon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Wheldon moves away
and Wheldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wheldon misses with the combination.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Wheldon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wheldon with a knee to the head.

It looks like Quincy Jackson has been cut.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Wheldon trying to land knees to the body.
Wheldon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Wheldon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wheldon misses with the head strike.
Wheldon cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Jackson jumps guard but Wheldon stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wheldon lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Wheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Wheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quincy Jackson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wheldon clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheldon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kevin Wheldon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wheldon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wheldon cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.

Wheldon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wheldon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wheldon counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Wheldon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wheldon lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Wheldon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wheldon lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheldon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wheldon wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wheldon lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Wheldon.
A short left from Wheldon.
Jackson jumps guard but Wheldon stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.

Wheldon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheldon cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wheldon moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheldon.

Wheldon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheldon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wheldon lands a with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Wheldon takes the fight into the clinch.
Wheldon working aggressively here.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Wheldon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wheldon tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Wheldon presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Wheldon as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Wheldon.
Wheldon digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wheldon lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Wheldon.
Wheldon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wheldon walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wheldon throws a shot to the body.
Wheldon lands a right hook to the body.
Wheldon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Wheldon closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Wheldon won't allow it.
Wheldon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Wheldon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wheldon takes the fight into the clinch.
Wheldon lands a right hand.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wheldon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Wheldon manages to break the clinch.
Wheldon lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Wheldon counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.

Wheldon clinches up against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Wheldon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Wheldon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wheldon has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

Wheldon manages to break the clinch.
Quincy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Wheldon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wheldon rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wheldon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wheldon 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Wheldon!