PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the ring accompanied by Wax and EOM - Music and Liquor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jackson
vs
Takahashi

186 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

BioLuvoil

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devonte Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takahashi's hands.
Takahashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahashi wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab from Takahashi.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
Donk. Takahashi catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Takahashi throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Takahashi only half commits.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takahashi throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the ropes.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Takahashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.

Takahashi lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Takahashi takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jackson is rocked!
Takahashi cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jackson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Takahashi follows Jackson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethelbart Takahashi!
A relieved looking Ethelbart Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.