PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jackson
vs
O Whitersson

183 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whitey O Whitersson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Whitersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch
and O Whitersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Whitersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that O Whitersson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head but O Whitersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Whitersson throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks O Whitersson with an uppercut!
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Whitersson is looking for the big counter here.
O Whitersson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson thuds his right hand into O Whitersson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Whitersson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson lands a head kick!

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Whitersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Whitersson managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
O Whitersson is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
O Whitersson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - O Whitersson scores with a four punch combination!
O Whitersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Whitersson connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
O Whitersson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
O Whitersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but O Whitersson moved out of range nicely.
O Whitersson misses with a two punch combination.
O Whitersson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
O Whitersson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
O Whitersson blocks a head kick by Jackson.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.

O Whitersson breaks the clinch.
O Whitersson misses the jab.
O Whitersson lands with a right hand.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Whitersson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but O Whitersson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson wants to clinch.
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
O Whitersson lands the left hand.
O Whitersson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Whitersson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Whitersson throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but O Whitersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Whitersson stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
O Whitersson cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
O Whitersson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Whitersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Whitersson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but O Whitersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from O Whitersson. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to clinch up but O Whitersson keeps it at a distance.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes O Whitersson back into the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is trying to stall.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
O Whitersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Whitersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
O Whitersson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but O Whitersson is out of range.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
O Whitersson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Whitersson looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Whitersson.
O Whitersson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
O Whitersson jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and O Whitersson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Whitersson scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Whitersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Jackson lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
O Whitersson avoids a kick to the body.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Whitersson, pushing him back against the cage.
O Whitersson gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Whitersson is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

O Whitersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot to the body.
O Whitersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Jackson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Whitersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

O Whitersson drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Whitersson is looking for the KO!
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Whitersson scores with a nice hook to the head.

O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Whitersson avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Whitersson! But no joy.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whitey O Whitersson 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!

O Whitersson connects with the punch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but O Whitersson circles away.
O Whitersson misses with a two punch combination.
O Whitersson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. O Whitersson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Whitersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from O Whitersson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Whitersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Whitersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from O Whitersson misses its intended target.
O Whitersson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
A nice side step and O Whitersson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces O Whitersson off the cage and back into range.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and O Whitersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Whitersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries to counter by clinching up but O Whitersson breaks away and moves out of range.
O Whitersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Whitersson circles away.
Despite the aggression on O Whitersson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but O Whitersson is having none of it.
O Whitersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Whitersson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Whitersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but O Whitersson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Whitersson scores with a nice head shot.
O Whitersson sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Whitersson swinging wildly here.
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Whitersson cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
O Whitersson works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
O Whitersson scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Jackson rushes O Whitersson and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from O Whitersson.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Whitersson circles away.
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
Jackson wants to clinch up but O Whitersson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Whitersson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Whitersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
O Whitersson misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eric Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Whitersson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to counter by clinching up but O Whitersson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson throws a push kick but O Whitersson slaps the foot to one side.
O Whitersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitey O Whitersson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. O Whitersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Whitersson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
O Whitersson unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whitey O Whitersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Whitersson 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitey O Whitersson!