PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mullen
vs
Jackson

178 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mullen's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mullen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Mullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson jabs Mullen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Mullen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Mullen is proving a slippery customer.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mullen throws a big elbow that misses.

Jackson working for a triangle but Mullen defends it easily.

Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Mullen defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mullen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Jackson working for a triangle but Mullen defends it easily.
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mullen stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Mullen from controlling successfully.

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mullen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mullen advances position into side control!
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Mullen is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Mullen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mullen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson throwing shots but Mullen is blocking nicely.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.

Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Mullen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullen. That did some damage!
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Liam Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Mullen moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullen tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liam Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Mullen misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mullen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mullen shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mullen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul Mullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mullen's head.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mullen blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Mullen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen working the ground and pound.
Mullen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mullen working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Mullen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Mullen is defending well.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Mullen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mullen pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Mullen throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mullen counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Mullen to acknowledge the strikes.
Liam Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullen manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.

Mullen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Mullen is now in Jackson's guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mullen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Mullen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Mullen!
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Mullen is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Mullen from standing up.

Mullen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mullen is aware though and is defending well.
Mullen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Mullen postures up.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Mullen from controlling successfully.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Mullen is proving a slippery customer.
Mullen pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mullen wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

Mullen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mullen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Mullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullen winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mullen is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Mullen is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Paul Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands strikes from half guard.
Mullen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mullen wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Mullen is very close to passing his half guard.
Mullen is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Liam Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson trying to control but Mullen postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Jackson.
I've got Jackson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.