PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 1801 p4p, 3956 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 102 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ricci
vs
Jackson

172 cm
39
147
20 - 13 - 0

166 cm
38
134
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricci dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Ricci down.
Good exchange - Ricci coming out on top.

It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ricci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Ricci moves out of range.
It looked like Ricci wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Ricci drops Jackson with a big left hand and mounts him. Jackson is in big trouble!

Jackson is rocked!
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!
Jackson tries to hold on but Ricci postures up.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Ricci finish him?
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson wants to control but Ricci is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ricci gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricci throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ricci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricci circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricci lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ricci steps in with a hook that catches Jackson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ricci follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jackson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Ricci!
Albert Ricci decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Oshan Jackson had this to say: 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.