PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Quinton Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Velasquez
vs
Jackson

188 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Velasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Velasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson has hold of Velasquez's hands but Velasquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is staying active underneath Velasquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Velasquez connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Velasquez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Velasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Velasquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Velasquez in his half guard.
Velasquez drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Velasquez connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Velasquez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Jackson is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Velasquez lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Velasquez finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velasquez lands a big elbow - Jackson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Velasquez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!