PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious Abeleen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucious Abeleen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jackson
vs
Abeleen

200 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucious Abeleen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson leaves Abeleen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jackson drops Abeleen with a left and a right! Oh, Abeleen is hurt - Jackson dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Abeleen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Abeleen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jackson gets caught napping as Abeleen dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Abeleen slips nicely into half guard.
Abeleen stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abeleen.
Abeleen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abeleen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Abeleen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abeleen trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Abeleen drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Abeleen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Abeleen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abeleen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abeleen wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Abeleen sits in half guard.
Abeleen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abeleen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abeleen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Abeleen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abeleen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson kicks Abeleen off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abeleen.
Abeleen looks winded!
Abeleen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Abeleen counters with a left to the body.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Abeleen avoids them all with ease.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Abeleen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Abeleen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Abeleen from controlling successfully.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abeleen lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Abeleen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abeleen shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curtis Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious Abeleen.
Jackson tries to clinch but Abeleen is having none of it.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Abeleen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abeleen lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abeleen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand up but Abeleen is controlling him.
Abeleen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abeleen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abeleen prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abeleen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abeleen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is not content to let Abeleen control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucious Abeleen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abeleen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Abeleen avoids them all with ease.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Abeleen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abeleen lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Abeleen on that attempt.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Abeleen with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abeleen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson feints a jab promting Abeleen to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abeleen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abeleen thumps Jackson with a low kick.

Abeleen closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Abeleen wants a takedown.
Curtis Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious Abeleen.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Abeleen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abeleen off to one side.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Jackson does no damage.

Abeleen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
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!
Abeleen is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Abeleen.
Jackson pushes Abeleen off looking to stand but Abeleen dives back in and keeps control.
Abeleen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abeleen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Abeleen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lucious Abeleen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abeleen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abeleen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abeleen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Abeleen is controlling him
Abeleen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abeleen.
Abeleen thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Abeleen sits in half guard.
Abeleen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abeleen working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abeleen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Abeleen stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abeleen not doing much here.
Abeleen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abeleen throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.

Jackson kicks Abeleen off and gets back to his feet.

Abeleen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson has one foot on Abeleen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abeleen wants to clinch.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Abeleen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Abeleen avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucious Abeleen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abeleen circles away.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Abeleen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Abeleen prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Abeleen advances to full mount.
Abeleen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abeleen working the ground and pound effectively.

Jackson bucks up and throws Abeleen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abeleen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abeleen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Abeleen avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abeleen tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abeleen.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson stops Abeleen from passing to mount.
The ground and pound from Abeleen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Abeleen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Abeleen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abeleen trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Abeleen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Abeleen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson tries to escape but Abeleen is in control.

Abeleen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abeleen cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Abeleen wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Abeleen prevents Jackson from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abeleen trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Abeleen throwing strikes but Jackson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Jackson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abeleen to his feet.
Jackson misses with a double jab.

Abeleen has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Abeleen jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Abeleen around his waist. Abeleen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abeleen's efforts to push away.
Abeleen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Abeleen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucious Abeleen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Abeleen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Abeleen rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Abeleen stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucious Abeleen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abeleen 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucious Abeleen!