PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Jackson (ranked 5048 p4p, 411 weight class) and Cornelius Stinkhammer (ranked 19975 p4p, 571 weight class). Stinkhammer has chosen Ghost - Square Hammer as his entrance music. Cornelius Stinkhammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Stinkhammer

192 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
261 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Stinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Stinkhammer moves out of range.
Jackson sets himself, and Stinkhammer steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.

Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stinkhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Stinkhammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Stinkhammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Rod Jackson has been cut.
Stinkhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Stinkhammer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Stinkhammer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Stinkhammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Stinkhammer keeps him there for the moment.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stinkhammer slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cheese Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stinkhammer is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Stinkhammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Stinkhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinkhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinkhammer swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Stinkhammer misses with a knee to the head.
Stinkhammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stinkhammer misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stinkhammer manages to circle out of the way.
Stinkhammer throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stinkhammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stinkhammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stinkhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornelius Stinkhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinkhammer swinging wildly here.
Stinkhammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Stinkhammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Stinkhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stinkhammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stinkhammer looks winded!
Stinkhammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.

Jackson gets a clinch.
Stinkhammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cornelius Stinkhammer has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand into Stinkhammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stinkhammer's gas tank.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stinkhammer is defending well for now.
Stinkhammer lands a shoulder strike.

Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Stinkhammer to the mat.

Jackson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stinkhammer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jackson has tightened it up now! Stinkhammer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rod Jackson!
Rod Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Cornelius Stinkhammer had this to say: 'that man over there hit me in the head'.