PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Stringfellow (ranked 3527 p4p, 171 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 1848 p4p, 96 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bobby Shmurda - Hot N*gga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stringfellow
vs
Jackson

170 cm
24
137 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
146 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Stringfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringfellow avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Stringfellow throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringfellow is just out of range.
Stringfellow is looking to counter punch.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stringfellow circles away quickly and effectively.
Stringfellow avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringfellow lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringfellow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stringfellow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Stringfellow jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Stringfellow throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Stringfellow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stringfellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Stringfellow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stringfellow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stringfellow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Stringfellow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Stringfellow counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Stringfellow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringfellow lands a head shot.
Stringfellow ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Stringfellow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson tests Stringfellow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringfellow counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Stringfellow counters with a nice body shot.
Stringfellow scores with a nice right hand.
Stringfellow connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Stringfellow throws a good cross that connects.
Stringfellow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stringfellow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stringfellow lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Stringfellow counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Stringfellow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stringfellow thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson cracks Stringfellow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Stringfellow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Stringfellow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stringfellow slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Stringfellow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
A solid body kick from Stringfellow.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Stringfellow moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Stringfellow counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Stringfellow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stringfellow dodges the punch combination from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Curtis Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a right hand that Stringfellow ducks under and follows up with a left that Stringfellow also avoids with ease.
Stringfellow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Stringfellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Stringfellow had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stringfellow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stringfellow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Stringfellow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stringfellow!
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stringfellow misses with a looping left.
Stringfellow lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Stringfellow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Stringfellow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringfellow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stringfellow to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Stringfellow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Stringfellow cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stringfellow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow scores with a nice strike.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stringfellow.
Stringfellow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curtis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Stringfellow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Stringfellow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stringfellow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stringfellow looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Stringfellow counters with a left to the body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stringfellow counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Stringfellow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson throws a series of punches but Stringfellow moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stringfellow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson cracks Stringfellow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Stringfellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desmond Stringfellow is winning the standup battle so far.
Stringfellow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson cracks Stringfellow with a good jab.
Stringfellow scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringfellow looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Stringfellow is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringfellow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stringfellow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stringfellow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Stringfellow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stringfellow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Stringfellow is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Stringfellow as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Stringfellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stringfellow scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Stringfellow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick from Stringfellow lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Stringfellow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desmond Stringfellow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stringfellow misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stringfellow cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Stringfellow delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Stringfellow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stringfellow scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stringfellow.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stringfellow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Stringfellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Stringfellow throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Stringfellow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stringfellow 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Stringfellow!