PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Raith

178 cm
26
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

188 cm
33
175 lbs
18 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thunder Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Raith fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a head kick that drops Raith to the mat! Raith scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raith's knee momentarily.
Raith's coach down at PhoQus Sports Fitness Centre was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Raith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raith moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Thomas Raith has been cut.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raith looks winded!
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raith blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.

Jackson drops Raith with a big knee straight up the middle! Raith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Raith is rocked!

Jackson gets a clinch.
Raith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raith's face.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the clinch nicely. Raith is working for position but Jackson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Raith crumples up against the cage and Jackson lands two more shots before the ref can save Raith! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Thunder Jackson!
Thunder Jackson made sure to mention his sponsor, ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85% in his post fight interview.