PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Poor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daverge Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Poor
vs
Jackson

181 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Poor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daverge Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Poor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Poor's defenses.
Poor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poor circles away quickly and effectively.
Poor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Poor avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a jab when Poor was well out of range.
Poor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poor slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Poor slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Poor tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Daverge Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Poor avoids it well.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Poor moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Poor's head but Poor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Poor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Poor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Poor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Poor persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Poor fails with a takedown attempt.
Poor is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Poor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Daverge Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson throws a right hand that Poor ducks under and follows up with a left that Poor also avoids with ease.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poor.
Poor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Poor is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jackson! Poor is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverge Jackson!