PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Jackson (ranked 1443 p4p, 2198 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 198 p4p, 296 weight class). Torsten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Temple of Odin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Torsten

188 cm
25
211
11 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
211
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Core Combat
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torsten throws a low kick, looking for Jackson 's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Torsten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten checks a leg kick nicely.
Torsten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Torsten throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Torsten's knee but Torsten avoids it well.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torsten takes a step back to recover.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson jabs at Torsten's body.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torsten lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torsten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Torsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson .
Nice defenses there by Torsten.
Torsten looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Jackson , right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Torsten fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Torsten slips a straight right by Jackson .
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Torsten's knee but Torsten avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Torsten.
Torsten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson throws a body punch but Torsten moves out of range.
Torsten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Torsten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson 's knee momentarily.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Torsten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Torsten wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Torsten lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Torsten moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Torsten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Torsten.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Torsten finds it's way through Jackson 's defenses.
Jackson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson cracks Torsten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Jackson .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torsten works Jackson 's body with a nice hook.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Torsten connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Torsten slips under a jab.
Torsten tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Torsten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Torsten blocks it.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Torsten checks the leg kick.
Torsten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torsten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson scores with the left hand. Torsten knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Torsten's leg but Torsten calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Jackson dominated that round.
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 scores with a punch to the head.
Torsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson .
Torsten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Torsten moved out of range nicely.
Torsten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson misses with an uppercut

and Torsten counters with a nice right hand that sends Jackson toppling to the canvas! Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Torsten finish him?!
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Jackson .
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Torsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Walter Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson . That's going to slow Torsten down.
Jackson throws a hook but Torsten blocks it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten tries to counter with a clinch but Jackson shakes him off and moves away.
Torsten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson .
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Torsten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson lands a jab.
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson 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 big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Torsten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson . Torsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torsten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torsten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Torsten's head.
Torsten scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torsten moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to work over Torsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Torsten improves position.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Torsten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson gets through Torsten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torsten has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson wants to stall.
Torsten digs a right hand underneath Jackson 's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson .
Torsten misses with a body punch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Torsten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Jackson 's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torsten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Torsten's leg but Torsten calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Torsten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson . Torsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson swings for the body but Torsten moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torsten avoids the body shot from Jackson .
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Torsten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torsten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Torsten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Jackson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Torsten flicks out a counter leg kick but Jackson steps away.
Torsten throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Torsten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson 's knee momentarily.
Torsten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson checks a low kick from Torsten.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.

Torsten clinches.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson defending well as Torsten loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Torsten coming out on top.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Torsten moved out of range.
Torsten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torsten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Torsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torsten at a distance.
Torsten moves out of range of the strikes.
Torsten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jackson throws a hook but Torsten blocks it.
Torsten moves away from the strike by Jackson .
Torsten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torsten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Torsten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torsten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baldur Torsten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Torsten releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Torsten stumbling back into the cage.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torsten looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Torsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torsten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Torsten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Torsten's shoulder, as Torsten tries to avoid the shot.
Torsten tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Jackson cracks Torsten with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Torsten throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.

Torsten lands a big uppercut and Jackson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jackson looks OK. Torsten waves Jackson back to his feet!
Torsten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson lands a head shot.
A big right from Torsten misses.
Torsten misses with a hook.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Torsten.
Torsten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torsten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torsten throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson thumps Torsten with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Torsten slips the punch.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torsten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Jackson .
Torsten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walter Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Torsten drops Jackson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jackson looks back up at him and smiles so Torsten waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Walter Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jackson limp body while Torsten jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.