PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Single Ladies (Put a ring on it) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arthur Jackson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Machida
vs
Jackson

189 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

[JMFC] Klinch

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida drops Jackson with a left and a right! Oh, Jackson is hurt - Machida dives into side control looking to finish!

Jackson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Machida finish him?

Machida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shogun Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida lands a jab-cross combination.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Machida engages and cracks Jackson with a massive lead left hook - Jackson tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Machida is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shogun Machida!