PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mikhasevich
vs
Jackson

175 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Mikhasevich.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikhasevich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikhasevich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Mikhasevich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gennady Mikhasevich has been cut.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikhasevich tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mikhasevich drops back down to his feet.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhasevich is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Mikhasevich is breathing heavily.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mikhasevich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikhasevich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Mikhasevich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennady Mikhasevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhasevich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mikhasevich circles away.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Mikhasevich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Mikhasevich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck for Mikhasevich with that takedown attempt.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikhasevich, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikhasevich's face.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mikhasevich fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikhasevich won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikhasevich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mikhasevich fails to pull guard.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mikhasevich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Mikhasevich tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikhasevich won't want to take too many of those.
Mikhasevich tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikhasevich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Mikhasevich blocks with his arms.
Mikhasevich is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mikhasevich is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson landing knees to the head.

Mikhasevich is rocked!
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Mikhasevich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Mikhasevich's ribcage.
Mikhasevich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikhasevich's face.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhasevich is blocking nicely.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikhasevich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thunder Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gennady Mikhasevich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich blocks a head kick by Jackson.

Jackson rushes Mikhasevich and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mikhasevich - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jackson, and another! Mikhasevich is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Thunder Jackson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thunder Jackson made sure he mentioned ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Gennady Mikhasevich stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vittupillu ja puukenkä!'.