PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamden Jackson (ranked 7062 p4p, 714 weight class) and Marcus Lima (ranked 7510 p4p, 732 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Valparaiso. Marcus Lima is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Lima

188 cm
19
206 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q
Vikai Gear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamden Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Lima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lima misses with a double jab.
Jackson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lima sprawls well. Lima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Lima misses.
Lima throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lima dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lima trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Lima showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jackson has his foot on Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lima works his way back into a safe position though.

Jackson working for a triangle but Lima defends it easily.

Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lima is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lima lands a front kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lima as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamden Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Lima had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lima circles away.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Lima, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Lima against the cage but Lima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Lima dominated that round.
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.

Jackson moves away from the strike by Lima.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Lima swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lima did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Jackson is thwarting Lima's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lima trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima is trying to stand.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Lima's hands, connecting with Lima's forehead.
Lima controlling the position for now.
Jackson is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lima tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is holding on to half guard well.

Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Lima is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lima is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Lima from standing back up.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lima is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Lima is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Lima is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Lima regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Jackson wants to stand but Lima is controlling his posture from full guard.

Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson working some strikes from top position.

Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamden Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lima enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lima manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Lima wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Lima is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson prevents Lima from improving his position.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.

Lima looking for submissions off his back.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lima still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lima has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Lima has control of the leg.

Lima wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson is staying active underneath Lima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lima keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lima manages to get himself to full guard.

Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.

Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lima is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.

Lima manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamden Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamden Jackson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kamden Jackson waved his t-shirt featuring Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.