PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Nickal

189 cm
32
197 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

180 cm
23
188 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Nickal backs away looking to recover.

Nickal scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal .
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickal on the ground.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Nickal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Nickal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal throws a big elbow that misses.
Nickal distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nickal is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nickal throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nickal throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nickal slips under a jab from Jackson.
Rodney Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses the jab.
Nickal 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nickal dodges the punch combination from Jackson.

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nickal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nickal passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal .
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nickal lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal .
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Nickal throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson trying to hold on to Nickal 's head to control him but Nickal postures up.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal .
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nickal lands a nice short elbow.
Nickal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Nickal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut

and Nickal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Nickal postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickal stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nickal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Nickal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Nickal slips the punch.
Nickal throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to Nickal 's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson jabs Nickal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand

and Nickal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Nickal working the body and head with strikes.
Nickal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nickal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nickal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nickal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Jackson is rocked!
Nickal cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickal scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jackson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nickal can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal !