PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maki Fukushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fukushima
vs
Jackson

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Fukushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukushima moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fukushima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Fukushima thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson pulls Fukushima in close to his closed guard and prevents Fukushima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Fukushima controlling him for the moment.
Fukushima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fukushima preventing the sweep.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Fukushima from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jackson pushes Fukushima up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Maki Fukushima has been cut.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fukushima won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukushima throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukushima shoots and misses

and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fukushima!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Fukushima is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a big elbow.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Fukushima is in trouble!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fukushima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fukushima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Fukushima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jackson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fukushima has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fukushima!
Jackson controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukushima thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fukushima!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fukushima is looking to escape.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fukushima taking shots to the head.
Jackson tries to control but Fukushima wriggling away.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fukushima is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fukushima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson working Fukushima over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeSean Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maki Fukushima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson clinches.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Fukushima shoots and misses

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Fukushima wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukushima keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fukushima dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukushima manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson distracts Fukushima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukushima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson pushing down on Fukushima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson working over Fukushima with some ground and pound. Fukushima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 is nestled in close to Fukushima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fukushima's face.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fukushima?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fukushima's face.

Fukushima is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Fukushima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukushima takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jackson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeSean Jackson!