PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Metuselah Paakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paakkanen
vs
Jackson

188 cm
23
188 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metuselah Paakkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paakkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Paakkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Paakkanen avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Paakkanen thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Paakkanen off the cage and back into rage.
Paakkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Paakkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paakkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Paakkanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Paakkanen moved away.
Paakkanen misses the jab.
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paakkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like David Jackson has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkanen.
A punch combination from Paakkanen misses.
Paakkanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Paakkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paakkanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Paakkanen connects with a high kick.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paakkanen digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paakkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.

Jackson is rocked!
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paakkanen finish him?
Paakkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paakkanen sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jackson to the ground! Paakkanen dives into full mount looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Paakkanen controlling the pace for now.
Paakkanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Paakkanen stands up from mount. Strange move.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paakkanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Paakkanen.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen lands a two punch combo.

That has opened up David Jackson's cut even more.
Paakkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Paakkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
A combination from Paakkanen does no damage.
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paakkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Paakkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Paakkanen lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Metuselah Paakkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson throws a right hand that Paakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paakkanen also avoids with ease.
Jackson cracks Paakkanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Paakkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Paakkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metuselah Paakkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Paakkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paakkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Paakkanen misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Paakkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paakkanen.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Metuselah Paakkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paakkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paakkanen scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paakkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Paakkanen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paakkanen. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Paakkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Paakkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Paakkanen lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Nice shot lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Paakkanen stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Paakkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Paakkanen both land. Nice combination.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Paakkanen missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paakkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Paakkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson defending well as Paakkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
The fighters circling - Paakkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paakkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Metuselah Paakkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paakkanen feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paakkanen misses with a body shot.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paakkanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkanen, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paakkanen scores with a head kick.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Paakkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paakkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paakkanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paakkanen.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Metuselah Paakkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Paakkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paakkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paakkanen.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen misses with a double jab.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Paakkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paakkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkanen, right into the meat.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkanen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paakkanen can pounce on him.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
Paakkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paakkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paakkanen connects with a crisp jab.
Paakkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paakkanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Paakkanen.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Paakkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paakkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paakkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paakkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Paakkanen connects with a body shot.
Paakkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paakkanen scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paakkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paakkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paakkanen!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Paakkanen sees coming a mile off.
Paakkanen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Paakkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Paakkanen misses with the combination.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Paakkanen scores with a kick to the body.
Paakkanen misses with a double jab.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Paakkanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paakkanen swinging wilding here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Paakkanen moves out of range.
Paakkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Paakkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
Paakkanen looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Paakkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paakkanen scores with a leg kick.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Paakkanen dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paakkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Paakkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paakkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paakkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
David Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metuselah Paakkanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Metuselah Paakkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paakkanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metuselah Paakkanen!