PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greg Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stick Ytick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Ytick

168 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stick Ytick!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Ytick avoids them all with ease.
Jackson cracks Ytick with an open hand slap.

Ytick gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ytick is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ytick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ytick. What's that going to do exactly?
Ytick landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ytick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ytick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ytick won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ytick with the ground and pound from mount.
Ytick controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ytick raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ytick on the ground.
Ytick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ytick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ytick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jackson is rocked!
Ytick lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ytick has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ytick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ytick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Ytick.
Ytick with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ytick lands a heavy elbow.
Ytick postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jackson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ytick and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stick Ytick!