PBP Commentary

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

Jackson
vs
McKinley

186 cm
27
225 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

194 cm
25
204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McKinley throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson thows a body kick. McKinley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson thows a body kick. McKinley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McKinley looks gassed!
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 nice looking body shot.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but McKinley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKinley avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKinley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance but McKinley moves to the side
and McKinley counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson takes a swing at McKinley's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
McKinley misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jackson pushes McKinley up against the cage in a clinch.
McKinley managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
McKinley blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKinley is defending well for now.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mike McKinley has been cut.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKinley avoids it.
McKinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKinley avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jackson with a knee to the head.

McKinley manages to break the clinch.
McKinley avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKinley.
Jackson throws a push kick but McKinley slaps the foot to one side.
McKinley connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McKinley counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
McKinley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and McKinley counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKinley.
Jackson tries to clinch up but McKinley circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McKinley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McKinley's corner calls for a 1-2. McKinley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKinley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by McKinley. That's going to slow Jackson down.
McKinley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by McKinley.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with the body kick

and McKinley counters with a nice right hand that sends Jackson toppling to the canvas! Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McKinley finish him?!

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
A lazy left from McKinley finds it's target.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKinley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
McKinley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McKinley pounces like a tiger and cracks Jackson with a vicious hook! Jackson is down but not out! McKinley follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike McKinley!