PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamaru Jackson (ranked 1481 p4p, 1655 weight class) and Cottoneye Joe (ranked 174 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Joe

192 cm
28
280
9 - 3 - 1

195 cm
21
265
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joe quickly recovers to half guard.

Joe kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.

Joe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.

Joe has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joe's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.

Jackson throws a sloppy strike and Joe has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jackson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Joe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cottoneye Joe!
Our winner, Cottoneye Joe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.