PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosaki has chosen Different Sense - Dir En Grey as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Jackson
vs
Kurosaki

182 cm
31
195 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
203 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg

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 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kyo Kurosaki has been cut.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurosaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kurosaki back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurosaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Kurosaki jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson is working Kurosaki over against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Kurosaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyo Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurosaki drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kurosaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kurosaki breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurosaki's head.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.

Kurosaki is rocked!
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kurosaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kurosaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kurosaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurosaki is on top in guard.
Kurosaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Kurosaki postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kurosaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurosaki is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Kurosaki controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurosaki, not yet.
Kurosaki keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Murray Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kurosaki with a nice cross.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kurosaki should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kurosaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
Kurosaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kurosaki can turn it around.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurosaki drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Jackson tries to work over Kurosaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurosaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyo Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Kurosaki goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short left from Jackson.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kurosaki manages to pull guard.
Jackson tries to stand but Kurosaki is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Kurosaki is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to stand but Kurosaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kurosaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurosaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Kurosaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Kurosaki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kurosaki throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Kurosaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson taking shots to the head.

It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kurosaki throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Kyo Kurosaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurosaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurosaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurosaki.
Jackson is staying active underneath Kurosaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyo Kurosaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab.
Kurosaki fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Kurosaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Kurosaki defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurosaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Kurosaki darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Kurosaki into the cage.
Murray Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyo Kurosaki.

Kurosaki pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Kurosaki wants to control but Jackson passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.
Kurosaki trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Kurosaki is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murray Jackson.
Kurosaki looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Kurosaki misses with a combination

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Kurosaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki fails to land the takedown.
Kurosaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Murray Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson with a hook.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.