PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jackson (ranked 3264 p4p, 448 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 2951 p4p, 420 weight class). Burns has chosen Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Jackson
vs
Burns

180 cm
29
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

186 cm
32
187 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns delivers a nice body kick.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns moves away from the strike by Jackson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a head kick!

It looks like Joseph Jackson has been cut.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Burns explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Burns jabs at Jackson's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson lands a head shot.

Jackson lands a left and a right that send Burns crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Burns is rocked!
Jackson lands with a right and another and another! Burns is in big trouble! Jackson lands again and this time it's lights out for Burns! A quality knockout there for Jackson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Jackson!
After the fight, Joseph Jackson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.