PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Jackson (ranked 3351 p4p, 1701 weight class) and Ethan Van Vactor (ranked 464 p4p, 257 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jackson
vs
Van Vactor

180 cm
19
172
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
173
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Conviction

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Van Vactor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Vactor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Vactor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Van Vactor back into the cage.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Vactor is looking to take this one to the mat.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Vactor has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Warren Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Van Vactor.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Van Vactor 's eye.

It looks like Ethan Van Vactor has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Van Vactor controls the action.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Ethan Van Vactor's cut even more.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Vactor is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Vactor controls his hands.
Van Vactor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Van Vactor's ribcage. Van Vactor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Vactor wants a takedown but no success here.
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 lands a left hand.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Ethan Van Vactor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Vactors head.

Van Vactor is rocked!

Ethan Van Vactor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Van Vactor is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
A short right from Jackson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Van Vactor looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Vactor backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ethan Van Vactor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Warren Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Warren Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.