PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messiah Worship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Worship

184 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Messiah Worship!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worship tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worship misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Worship.
Worship tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Worship.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Worship throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Worship jabs at Jackson's body.
Worship tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Worship knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worship looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Worship throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Worship down.
Worship looks winded!
Jackson cracks the inside of Worship's front leg.
Jackson jabs Worship right on the nose. Worship blinks but takes it well.
Worship misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a body kick that stops Worship in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with a jab.
Worship walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Worship swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Worship tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Worship back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Worship is rocked!
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Worship is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Worship fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lyoto Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Messiah Worship.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worship. That did some damage!
Worship seems to have recovered his senses.
Worship moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worship fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Worship on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Worship doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson lands a head kick. Worship smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lyoto Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worship takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Worship walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Worship takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Worship off balance momentarily.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Worship looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worship, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Worship is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jackson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Worship.
Worship takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worship slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Worship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worship's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Worship takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worship has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worship.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worship takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Worship's calf.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson lands with a hook. Worship tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worship lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Worship down.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worship has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worship takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worship at a distance.
Worship takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worship in his tracks.
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!
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worship is breathing heavily.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worship is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Worship controls his hands.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worship's elbow.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worship can do to turn this around?
Worship's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Worship tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Worships head.
Worship prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Worships head.
Worship looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worship's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Worship's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Worship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worship wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worship wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries to work over Worship's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worship is looking to take this one to the mat.
Worship has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worship tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Worship looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worship takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson is looking to slow Worship down with leg kicks.

Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Worship tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Worship back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Worship falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jackson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Jackson!
Lyoto Jackson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.