PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and International Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jackson
vs
Male

168 cm
24
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, International Male!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Male throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Male counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Male goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Male throws a nice outside leg kick.
Male lands a high kick!
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Male finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Male fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Male lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Male scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Male connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Male chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Male cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Crunch! Male slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
International Male is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Male lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Male lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Male scoring well with a low kick there.
Male scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Male.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Male scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Jackson is rocked!
Male lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Male lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Male takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Male turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 seems to have got his legs back now.
Male looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crunch! Male slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Male lands a nice looking body kick.
Male looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Male lands with a slapping head kick.
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?
Male throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Maximus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Male buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Male lands a high kick!

Male lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Male takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Male throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Male lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Male scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Male.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male connects with a high kick.
Male scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Male.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Male counters with a body kick.
Male throws a nice head kick!
Male lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Male connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Male.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Male fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Male scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Male.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

International Male dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Male scores with a push kick.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Male counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Male looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
Male connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Male lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Male lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Male moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Male throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Male.
Male connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Male connects with an inside leg kick.
Male lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Male.
Male thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Male feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Male lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Male.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male lands a head kick!
Male has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
Male cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Male looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Male throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Male.
A solid leg kick lands there for Male.
Male lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Male scores with a kick to the midsection.
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Male.
Male chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Male finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Male lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
International Male seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Male scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Male.
Male throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Male.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Male connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Male.
Male lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Male scores with a leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Male turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Male scores with a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Male counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

International Male showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Male. Male obviously looking to wear him down.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Male throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Male explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Male throws a quick inside leg kick.
Male thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Male lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Male moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Male lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Male throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Nice body kick from Male.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Male lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Male.
Male lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Male throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Male connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Male counters with a thumping low kick.

Male lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Male takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Male lands a big head kick that sends Jackson to the canvas! Male follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). International Male!