PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hanrahan
vs
Jackson

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Hanrahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanrahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanrahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Hanrahan circles away.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jordan Jackson has been cut.
Hanrahan misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Hanrahan throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hanrahan drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanrahan is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanrahan tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Hanrahan throws a body kick that misses.
Hanrahan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Hanrahan lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Hanrahan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!
Hanrahan misses with the combination.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanrahan finish him?

Jackson shoots in and bounces Hanrahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanrahan is keeping the position for now.
Jackson stops Hanrahan from standing up.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanrahan is keeping the position for now.
Hanrahan wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson cracks Hanrahan with a solid left hand.
Hanrahan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Hanrahan is breathing heavily.
Jackson is nestled in close to Hanrahan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanrahan has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson working over Hanrahan with some ground and pound. Hanrahan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanrahan trying to control but Jackson postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanrahan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Hanrahan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanrahan defending well though.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Hanrahan defends the submission attempt.
Hanrahan tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanrahan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanrahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Hanrahan is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanrahan is looking to escape.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanrahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hanrahan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson winds up and cracks Hanrahan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanrahan is trying to stand.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanrahan's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hanrahan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.

Hanrahan looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hanrahan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan 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.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Hanrahan shows good takedown defense.

Oooooh!!! Hanrahan has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Hanrahan steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bill Hanrahan is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanrahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanrahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Hanrahan sprawls well.
Hanrahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hanrahan gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Hanrahan manages to retain guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanrahan wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanrahan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanrahan keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Hanrahan wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hanrahan keeps moving.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hanrahan sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson throwing shots but Hanrahan is blocking nicely.
Jackson throwing shots but Hanrahan is blocking nicely.
Hanrahan tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Hanrahan won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanrahan defends it well.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson working Hanrahan over with strikes.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanrahan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanrahan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hanrahan actively working from the bottom here.
Jordan Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanrahan is trying to stand.

Jackson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hanrahan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.