PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thriller. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Morton
vs
Jakson

192 cm
29
255 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

191 cm
30
240 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jakson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakson.
Morton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakson throws a head kick that misses.

Morton pushes Jakson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morton with a knee to the head.
Jakson looking to stall.
Morton throws an elbow but it misses.
Jakson blocks the elbow strike.
Jakson dodges an elbow strike from Morton.
Morton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jakson is defending well for now.
A short right from Morton.
Morton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jakson's defenses.

It looks like Michael Jakson has been cut.
Jakson looks gassed!
Morton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jakson is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morton obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton misses with an elbow strike.
Morton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morton tries a knee to the head but Jakson blocks it.
Jakson avoids the elbow strike from Morton, against the cage.
Jakson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morton scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Morton misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakson's brow.
Morton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jakson's defenses.
Morton scores with a shot to the side of Jakson's head.

Jakson is rocked!
Morton lands an elbow that stopped Jakson in his tracks for a moment.
Jakson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morton finish him?
Morton throws an elbow that misses.
Jakson dodges an elbow strike from Morton.
Jakson blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jakson to his knees! Morton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Morton!