PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jackson
vs
O Donnell

185 cm
28
200 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

186 cm
27
191 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Urban Savage

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and O Donnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Red Light MMA in the buildup to the fight.
O Donnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Donnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Donnell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

O Donnell tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Donnell is trying to get back to full guard.
O Donnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Donnell defending well though.
O Donnell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
O Donnell doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
O Donnell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Donnell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
O Donnell wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Donnell controlling from the full mount.
Jackson can't escape the position.
O Donnell wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is in trouble now - O Donnell has advanced to mount!
O Donnell controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to hold on but O Donnell postures up.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
O Donnell trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
O Donnell controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding O Donnell's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson wants to control but O Donnell is having none of it.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell controlling the pace for now.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
O Donnell controlling his opponent.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson thuds a left hand into O Donnell's body.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Shamar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Donnell.
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!
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Donnell slips a jab from Jackson.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.

O Donnell is rocked!

Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
O Donnell is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Donnell is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
O Donnell tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
O Donnell won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.

Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson prevents O Donnell from improving his position.
O Donnell is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Donnell avoid being mounted?
O Donnell seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Donnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamar Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Donnell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is looking to pass into half guard but O Donnell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O Donnell is in guard.
O Donnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Donnell wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Donnell stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson tries to bench press O Donnell off him but O Donnell keeps the position.
O Donnell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jackson tries to buck O Donnell off but O Donnell is having none of it.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

O Donnell decides to stand up.
O Donnell misses with a looping right.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Donnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Donnell - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Donnell. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Donnell is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, O Donnell circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from O Donnell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Donnell fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but O Donnell moves his leg out of the way.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and O Donnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Jackson.
O Donnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Donnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

O Donnell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but O Donnell keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to pass the guard but O Donnell is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamar Jackson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Donnell throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but O Donnell moved out of range.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Donnell sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
O Donnell wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but O Donnell is defending the position.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson forces the positional change into back control.

Jackson looking for the choke but no joy.
O Donnell is in bad spot here.
Jackson throwing strikes and O Donnell squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.

Jackson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… O Donnell turns into him and now he's in Jackson's guard.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Donnell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
O Donnell stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
O Donnell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
O Donnell controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Donnell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson throws a wild left hand from mount and O Donnell manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
O Donnell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but O Donnell blocks nicely.
Jackson stands and throws O Donnell's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but O Donnell is defending well.

Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Donnell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Donnell is looking for a sweep.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but O Donnell is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working the strikes but O Donnell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamar 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamar Jackson!
After winning the bout, Shamar Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.