PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Rosario has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rosario
vs
Jackson

179 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Rosario !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Jackson.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Rosario looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Rosario shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Rosario takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson working Rosario over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rosario working aggressively here.
Rosario is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosario swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosario is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Rosario trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosario into the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Rosario 's eye.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jackson decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson distracts Rosario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson stands up over Rosario , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Rosario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rosario will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson stands up over Rosario , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson passes Rosario 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Rosario with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Rosario is rocked!
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Rosario 's hands, connecting with Rosario 's forehead.
Oh Rosario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Rosario is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rosario is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jackson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rosario from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jackson! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeSean Jackson!