PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Roiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Roiden's chin.

Jackson
vs
Roiden

185 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

165 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Roiden!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Roiden tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
You can see the frustration on Roiden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roiden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roiden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roiden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Roiden is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Roiden's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roiden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Roiden throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackson escapes and throws Roiden's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Roiden seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Roiden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roiden seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in but Roiden avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roiden sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roiden punching from the bottom.

Roiden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Roiden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Roiden looks gassed!
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Roiden has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jackson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jackson!
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roiden's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roiden regains half guard.
Roiden is trying to control but can't.
Jackson stalling.

Quinton Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roiden with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roiden's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roiden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roiden on the ground.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roiden.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to hold on but Roiden postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roiden unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roiden unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roiden controlling his opponent.
Roiden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson wants to control but Roiden is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
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. This is the final round!

Roiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Roiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roiden fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Roiden fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Roiden had control of the position.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Roiden with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Roiden didn't expect that.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Roiden.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.

Roiden has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Roiden.
Roiden is breathing heavily.
Roiden is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roiden being controlled for a moment.
Roiden struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roiden as he jumps to the side.
Roiden fails with the takedown.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roiden pinned against the cage. Roiden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roiden doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roiden wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roiden is keeping the position for now.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Roiden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roiden for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Roiden.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roiden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson is pushing down on Roiden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roiden is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Roiden trying to control from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roiden trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tommy Roiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roiden can't escape the position.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Roiden throws a head kick that misses

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Roiden didn't expect that.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Roiden is keeping the position.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roiden swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Roiden is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson blocks Roiden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roiden can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!

Quinton Jackson wins by unanimous decision!