PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Delov (ranked 6479 p4p, 571 weight class) and Akoni Jackson (ranked 5489 p4p, 537 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Delov
vs
Jackson

176 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Delov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akoni Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Delov shakes him off and moves away.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delov tries to clinch up.
Delov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delov.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Delov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delov takes a shot to the head.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Delov being controlled against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson works on Delov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson presses Delov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson.
Delov blocking some punches.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson is leaning against Delov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is pushing Delov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Delov.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delov can't break the clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Delov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delov working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.

Delov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akoni Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Delov is looking to clinch.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Delov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Delov.
Mihail Delov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delov up against the cage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Delov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delov is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Akoni Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Delov.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson presses Delov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson is working Delov over against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Delov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with some punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delov or not.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delov is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Delov prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delov is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Delov takes a shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Mihail Delov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Delov's ribcage. Delov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Jackson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akoni Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!

Akoni Jackson wins by unanimous decision!