PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Franklin's Theme Song. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Pencil

163 cm
22
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJ Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Pencil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson cracks Pencil with a good jab.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Pencil's body.
Jackson swings for the body but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!

Pencil scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.

Pencil stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson lands with a hook. Pencil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Pencil tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Pencil's ribcage. Pencil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson gets through Pencil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson.
Pencil tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pencil drops back down to his feet.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Pencil tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pencil drops back down to his feet.
Franklin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Pencil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson cracks Pencil with a nice body shot.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Pencil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pencil looks gassed!
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Pencil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson throws a head kick that Pencil semi-blocks.

It looks like BJ Pencil has been cut.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pencil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson cracks Pencil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is working Pencil over against the cage.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Pencil as he checks the leg kick.

Pencil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pencil looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has given up his back.

Jackson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pencil's arms.
Jackson is taking damage to the body and head.

Pencil is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Jackson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Pencil off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). BJ Pencil!