PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aeron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Regular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
Regular

193 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aeron Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Regular!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regular takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Regular takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Regular takes a jab right on the kisser.
Regular defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Regular tries to clinch up.
Regular throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Regular in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regular lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Regular.
Regular tries to clinch up.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Regular.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moses Regular is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Regular drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Regular struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Regular working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Regular lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Regular trying to land knees to the body.
Regular misses with a knee to the head.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Regular is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Regular lands a nice knee to the body.
Regular works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regular lands a knee to the body.
Regular with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Regular lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Regular obliges.
Regular lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Regular shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regular lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Regular.
A short uppercut from Regular.

Regular breaks from the clinch.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Regular momentarily.
Jackson dives in and grabs Regular's left leg, looking for a takedown. Regular pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Regular moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson jabs at Regular's body.
Regular doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

Regular fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.

Regular manages to break the clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regular throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Regular at a distance.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson is looking to wear down Regular with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Regular tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Regular sprawls well.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Regular circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moses Regular seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Regular pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.

Regular escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regular tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Regular's shoulder, as Regular tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regular throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Regular doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Regular lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Regular avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Regular lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Regular displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Regular gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Regular is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Regular down to the mat. Regular avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Regular tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Regular clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Regular 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.

Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Regular doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Regular.
Regular tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Regular is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aeron Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regular fails with an attempt to clinch.

Regular feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Regular changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Regular content to stall in guard here.
Regular wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Regular any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Regular stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.

Regular decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Regular fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regular tries to clinch up.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Regular circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

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 lunges at Regular with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Regular's hand.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Regular tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regular's head.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Regular tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regular misses with a head kick.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.

Regular instigates a clinch.
Regular scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regular missing with knees to the body.
Regular using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Regular misses with a punch to the body.
Regular misses with a knee strike.
Regular is breathing heavily.
Regular gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Regular is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Regular has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Regular has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regular lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regular landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Regular manages to break the clinch.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Regular moves into the clinch.
Regular crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Regular is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Regular utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Regular obliges.
Regular lands a body punch in the clinch.
Regular unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Regular scores a nice knee to the body.
Regular connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Regular sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Regular showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regular tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regular takes one on the button.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Regular sprawls well.
Regular will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regular takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regular fails in his attempt to clinch.
Regular wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Regular tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Regular manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Regular sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regular wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regular tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Regular.
Regular tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regular moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Regular fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regular wants to clinch.
Regular tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regular takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aeron Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regular fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Regular circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Regular stuffs the takedown.
Regular is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regular takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Regular moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Regular takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Regular tries to clinch up.
Regular leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Regular's head.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses Regular is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Regular's hands.
Regular tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Regular moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Aeron Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regular takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Regular backpedaling.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aeron Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Regular has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Regular!