PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomahawk Mankiller (ranked 2508 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Matt Jackson (ranked 322 p4p, 231 weight class). Mankiller comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Murder Murder By YAVID. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson 's choice of entrance music: The Elite Entrance song. Matt Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mankiller
vs
Jackson

182 cm
20
180
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
170
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tomahawk Mankiller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankiller ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Mankiller checks it
and Mankiller counters with a nice uppercut.
Mankiller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mankiller throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Tomahawk Mankiller has been cut.
Jackson thumps Mankiller with a low kick.
Mankiller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Mankiller counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Mankiller avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mankiller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mankiller . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mankiller . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mankiller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mankiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mankiller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mankiller misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mankiller defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Mankiller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mankiller misses with a straight left.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mankiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Mankiller misses.
Mankiller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mankiller .
Jackson throws a combination. Mankiller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mankiller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Mankiller knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson feints and then cracks Mankiller 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mankiller down.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mankiller counters with a stiff right hand.

Jackson is rocked!
Mankiller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Jackson .
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mankiller throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jackson .
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mankiller eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mankiller .
Mankiller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Mankiller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson .
Mankiller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mankiller .
Mankiller misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Mankiller looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Mankiller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mankiller misses with a body shot.
Mankiller looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Mankiller looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mankiller slips the punch.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Mankiller throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Mankiller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mankiller .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Mankiller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mankiller .
Mankiller throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Mankiller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mankiller .
Mankiller avoids the body shot from Jackson .
A counter left hand to the body from Mankiller misses its target.
Mankiller lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mankiller finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Mankiller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Mankiller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson .
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Mankiller moves out of range easily.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Mankiller 's ribs.
Mankiller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mankiller .
Mankiller throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomahawk Mankiller 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mankiller counters with a big right hand! Oh Jackson is in trouble here! Mankiller follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomahawk Mankiller !
After winning the bout, Tomahawk Mankiller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.