PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrow Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aldo
vs
Jackson

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrow Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves to clinch but Aldo breaks away
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Aldo.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.

Jackson clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.

It looks like Anderson Aldo has been cut.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Jackson stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Jackson is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Aldo is rocked!
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson has Aldo pressed against the cage. He pushes Aldo back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jackson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Aldo crashing to the floor! Jackson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Aldo is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrow Jackson!
Darrow Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.