PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harvey
vs
Jackson

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harvey doesn't seem bothered though.

Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Harvey has him pressed against the cage.
Harvey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Harvey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.

Harvey closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey stalling the fight.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Harvey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson just leaning against Harvey, taking a breather.
Harvey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson stalling.
Harvey has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Harvey has the dominant position.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.

Harvey gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Harvey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Harvey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Harvey is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson pushes Harvey off looking to stand but Harvey dives back in and keeps control.
Harvey wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harvey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harvey could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Harvey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.

Harvey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Jackson tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jackson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Harvey to the canvas! Harvey doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jackson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Jackson!