PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Money May (ranked 4147 p4p, 3994 weight class) and Cleon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

May
vs
Jackson

170 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cleon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
May throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
May is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
May stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed May momentarily.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and May counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
May lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and May counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Jackson.
May scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped May in his tracks.
May takes one on the chin but seems OK.
May gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook.
May scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson scores with the left hand. May knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
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.
May takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
May ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May staying out of range there.
May appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
May scores with a nice head shot.
May lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson looks winded!
May scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
May lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from May.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
May scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and May counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
May uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.

Jackson is rocked!
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 misses with a hook
and May counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can May finish him?
A shot to the liver by May. Beautiful body shot.
May fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! May had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
May scores with a body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
May wobbles Jackson with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! May dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Jackson to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Money May!