PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and knockout nick nicolausson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). knockout nick nicolausson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Jackson's chin.

Jackson
vs
nick nicolausson

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
199 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Tyson Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, knockout nick nicolausson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

nicolausson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent nicolausson getting side control.
nicolausson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
nicolausson not doing much here.
Jackson has hold of nicolausson's hands but nicolausson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
nicolausson controlling the action here.
Jackson wants to improve his position but nicolausson is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to control nicolausson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Well, if nicolausson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nicolausson prevents Jackson from improving his position.
nicolausson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

knockout nick nicolausson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

nicolausson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is pressing down on nicolausson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
nicolausson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
nicolausson chips away with some ground and pound.
nicolausson pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if nicolausson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nicolausson working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson tries to kick nicolausson off but nicolausson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to roll over but nicolausson keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson is looking to control nicolausson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
nicolausson trying to control the pace.
nicolausson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

nicolausson is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for nicolausson to get the leverage.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with nicolausson in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nicolausson passes to full mount!
nicolausson landing punches.
nicolausson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
nicolausson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
nicolausson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
nicolausson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
nicolausson unloading with bombs!

nicolausson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
nicolausson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
nicolausson controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nicolausson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

knockout nick nicolausson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

nicolausson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
nicolausson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

nicolausson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, nicolausson has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
nicolausson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
nicolausson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
nicolausson is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nicolausson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

nicolausson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

nicolausson is trying for a kimura here. Jackson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! nicolausson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). knockout nick nicolausson!