PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daaz
vs
Jackson

180 cm
19
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tirion Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daaz tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Daaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Daaz clinches.
Daaz crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Come on Daaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Jackson.
Daaz wants to stall.
Daaz with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Daaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daaz backwards.
Jackson pushes Daaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daaz looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Daaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Nate Daaz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Daaz circles away.
Daaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson tries to bum rush Daaz with a series of wild strikes but Daaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daaz tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Daaz tries to clinch up.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Daaz.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daaz tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daaz thinking.
Daaz misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daaz on the side of the head.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Daaz moves into the clinch.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daaz is breathing heavily.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Daaz is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Daaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Daaz is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jackson! Daaz is backing up but he can't get away as Jackson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Daaz and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tirion Jackson!