PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Preston
vs
Jackson

224 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeramy Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Preston slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Preston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Preston counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jeramy Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Jackson.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Preston has taken the fight into the clinch.

Preston pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Preston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Preston lands strikes from half guard.
Preston 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.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Preston winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Preston trying to control the pace.
Preston working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Preston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Preston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Preston working Jackson over with strikes.
Preston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Preston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Preston lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Preston in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Preston connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Preston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Preston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Preston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Preston throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Preston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Preston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Preston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Preston is staying active.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson looks winded!

Preston decides to stand up.

Preston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Preston lands in his opponent's guard.
Preston postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Preston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Preston chips away with some ground and pound.
Preston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Preston scoring with punches to the head and body.

Preston stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Preston breaks the clinch.

Jackson rushes Preston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Preston breaks from the clinch.

Jackson has Preston up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Preston tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Preston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.

Preston pulls guard.

Preston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Preston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Preston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Preston.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Preston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Preston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Preston.
Preston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Preston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Preston connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Preston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Preston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Preston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nice strikes from Preston there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Preston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Preston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Preston there.
Preston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Preston there.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Preston connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Preston working Jackson over with strikes.
Preston 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 defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Preston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Preston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Preston working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Preston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Preston trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Preston lands a nice short elbow.
Preston is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Preston 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.
Preston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jackson is rocked!
Preston slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Preston finish him?
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Preston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Preston stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Preston. Preston maintains the clinch.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Preston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Preston has managed to clinch.

Preston jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Preston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Preston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Preston working Jackson over with strikes.
Preston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Preston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Preston slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
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!

Preston postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackson to stand up.

Preston forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jeramy Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Jackson.

Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Preston clinches up against the cage.

Preston decides to pull guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Preston 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. 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 shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Preston kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Preston pinned against the cage. Preston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Preston closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.

Preston jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike but Preston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Preston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Preston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Preston cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Preston works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Preston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Preston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Preston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Preston gets a clinch.
Jackson tries to break free but Preston pushes him back against the cage.

Preston jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Preston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Preston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Preston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Preston lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Preston.
Preston lands a couple of digs.
Preston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Preston stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Preston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Preston lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Preston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Preston slips an elbow through the middle.
Preston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Preston cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Preston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Preston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Preston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Preston landing some decent shots from guard.

Preston stands up from Jackson's guard - Preston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mason Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeramy Preston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeramy Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Preston rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeramy Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Preston 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeramy Preston!