PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JT Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Lightning

175 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JT Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Lightning on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lightning crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Lightning gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Lightning manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lightning looks gassed!
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Lightning's front leg but catches the back leg as Lightning tries to avoid it.
Lightning on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lightning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
The fighters circle, before Jackson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lightning's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jackson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). JT Jackson!
JT Jackson is the new welterweight champion!