PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gerous had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gerous
vs
Jackson

185 cm
39
202 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

185 cm
30
195 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Knox Energy

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Gerous pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gerous misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been hearing reports that Gerous has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerous. Gerous obviously looking to wear him down.
Gerous tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Gerous tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerous is breathing heavily.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson cracks Gerous with a right hand to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gerous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Gerous. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson punishes Gerous's body with a nice straight punch.
Gerous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson thuds his right hand into Gerous's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gerous is rocked!

Jackson drops Gerous with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gerous looks back up at him and smiles so Jackson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Gerous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerous's sensitive parts.
Jackson lands a jab to Gerous's midsection.
Jackson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Gerous head around and knocks him out cold! Jackson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Jackson!
Martin Jackson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.