PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danie Van Der Merwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danie Van Der Merwe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Van Der Merwe

205 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marion Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danie Van Der Merwe!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Van Der Merwe down.
Van Der Merwe checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Der Merwe throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Danie Van Der Merwe has been cut.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Van Der Merwe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Merwe checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Van Der Merwe looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Merwe. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Der Merwe in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Van Der Merwe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Merwe's sensitive parts.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Jackson lands a left and a right that send Van Der Merwe crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Van Der Merwe's ribs.
Van Der Merwe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Merwe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Van Der Merwe hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marion Jackson!
Marion Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear (Close out Sale!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.