PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Dieniet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pascal Dieniet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jackson
vs
Dieniet

198 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pascal Dieniet!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Dieniet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dieniet wants to clinch.
Dieniet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick

and Dieniet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dieniet is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is leaning against Dieniet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Dieniet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dieniet swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dieniet darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Dieniet is trying to break free.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Dieniet holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.

Jackson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dieniet regains guard immediately.

Dieniet is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dieniet is defended easily by Jackson.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Dieniet is controlling the position.
Dieniet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jackson manages to pull guard.

Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to control but Dieniet passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dieniet wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Dieniet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson won't allow Dieniet to pass to mount.

Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dieniet defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Jackson 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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Dieniet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dieniet tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dave Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dieniet checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dieniet closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dieniet is trying to improve his position.
Dieniet is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson controls the position.

Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls the position.
Dieniet tries to improve position but can't.

Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dieniet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Dieniet counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dieniet swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Dieniet tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Dieniet sprawls well.
Dieniet lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dieniet instigates a clinch.
Dieniet tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dieniet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dieniet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Dieniet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dieniet wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Dieniet is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dieniet is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Dieniet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in but Dieniet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dieniet tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dieniet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dieniet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dieniet sprawls well. Dieniet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dieniet fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dieniet moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dieniet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dieniet is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Dieniet is looking to clinch.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dieniet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Dieniet had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dieniet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.

Dave Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Pascal Dieniet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dieniet misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Dave Jackson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Dave Jackson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Dave Jackson!

Dave Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
Dave Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.