PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myles Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Sasonne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasonne has chosen Knockdown as his entrance music. Sonny Sasonne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jackman
vs
Sasonne

182 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Sasonne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sasonne circles away.
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasonne with a nice cross.
Sasonne misses with a right hand
and Jackman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sasonne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sasonne looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Sasonne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackman.
Sonny Sasonne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasonne throws an off balance right hand

and Jackman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sasonne won't be happy with that.
Sasonne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jackman cracks Sasonne with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here as Jackman stalls from top position.
Jackman is working Sasonne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackman cracks Sasonne with a big right hand but Sasonne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sasonne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sasonne some visible discomfort.

Jackman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sasonne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Jackman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sasonne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jackman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sasonne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sasonne taking a bit of punishment here - Jackman scoring with strikes.
Sasonne is trying to buck Jackman off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasonne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sasonne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasonne is looking to get back to his feet here but Jackman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sasonne's back.
Jackman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sasonne looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sasonne has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jackman looking for the choke but no joy.
Jackman is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jackman gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jackman gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jackman apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jackman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackman drives through with a takedown into Sasonne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sasonne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackman working the head with strikes.

Jackman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackman landing a few strikes.
Jackman staying calm.
Sasonne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jackman works to advance to full mount. Sasonne defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sasonne tries to buck Jackman off but he can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackman landing punches.
Sasonne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackman softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Sasonne is out cold! Jackman jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Jackman!