PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Jackson (ranked 3770 p4p, 146 weight class) and Olaf Zabirovsky (ranked 2915 p4p, 119 weight class). Lamar Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Olaf Zabirovsky 's chin.

Jackson
vs
Zabirovsky

208 cm
25
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Zabirovsky !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabirovsky scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Zabirovsky closes the distance and clinches.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Zabirovsky slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.

Zabirovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zabirovsky .
Zabirovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zabirovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.

Zabirovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zabirovsky .

Zabirovsky 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to clinch up.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Zabirovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zabirovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson taking a breather.

Zabirovsky manages to break the clinch.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Olaf Zabirovsky has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabirovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Zabirovsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Zabirovsky 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jackson has Zabirovsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Zabirovsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zabirovsky 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zabirovsky forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Jackson.

Zabirovsky 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Zabirovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Zabirovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Zabirovsky has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Zabirovsky blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zabirovsky blocks an uppercut.

Zabirovsky breaks the clinch.

Zabirovsky lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Zabirovsky thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Lamar Jackson has been cut.
Zabirovsky closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jackson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olaf Zabirovsky !