PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Normous
vs
Jackson

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Normous !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Normous finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Normous swinging wildly here.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Normous is avoiding it.
Normous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Normous moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.

Normous drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Normous is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jackson Jackson has been cut.
Jackson Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a right hand that Normous ducks under and follows up with a left that Normous also avoids with ease.
Normous clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Normous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.

Normous moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Normous lands a shot to the body.
Normous is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Normous misses with a double jab.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Normous 's calf.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Normous has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Normous wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
Normous moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Normous blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Normous checks a leg kick.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Normous counters with a one-two to the body.
Normous looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Normous jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Normous has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Normous controls the action.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Normous breaks from the clinch.
Normous moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Normous wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Normous lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jackson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Normous !