PBP Commentary

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

Appleseed
vs
Jackson

178 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
172 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Appleseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beebop Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appleseed tries a head kick but it misses.
Appleseed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Appleseed swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.

Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson postures up in Appleseed's guard and throws a big left but Appleseed blocks it.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Appleseed wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Appleseed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Appleseed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Appleseed is breathing heavily.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Appleseed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Appleseed's brow.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Appleseed is keeping the position for now.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Appleseed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Jackson .
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Appleseed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Appleseed is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Appleseed wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beebop Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Appleseed was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson postures up in Appleseed's guard and throws a big left but Appleseed blocks it.
Appleseed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson .
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control but Appleseed is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson postures up in Appleseed's guard and throws a big left but Appleseed blocks it.
Jackson is working Appleseed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Appleseed's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working Appleseed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Appleseed's head.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Appleseed taking shots to the head.
Jackson trying to control but Appleseed is having none of it.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!

Appleseed is rocked!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Appleseed hang on?
Oh Appleseed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Appleseed takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jackson 's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beebop Jackson !
An out of breath Beebop Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.