PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jackson (ranked 4119 p4p, 4605 weight class) and Peter Nicholson (ranked 0 p4p, 535 weight class). Nicholson has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jackson
vs
Nicholson

182 cm
25
193
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Nicholson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nicholson misses the jab.
Nicholson scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Nicholson jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicholson.
Jackson moves out of range as Nicholson strikes.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nicholson cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nicholson scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicholson cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicholson circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Nicholson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws a hook but Nicholson blocks it.
Jackson slips a jab from Nicholson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nicholson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicholson walks into a left hand.
Nicholson looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicholson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Nicholson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Nicholson moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Nicholson.
Nicholson misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicholson tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Nicholson.
Nicholson slips under a jab from Jackson.
It seemed like Nicholson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicholson. Nicholson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nicholson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a hook but Nicholson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson cracks Nicholson with a good jab.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nicholson scores with a hook.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Nicholson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Jackson.
Nicholson staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicholson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Nicholson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Nicholson does no damage.
Nicholson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicholson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Nicholson moves away and avoids it.
Chris Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nicholson counters with a straight right hand.
Nicholson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Donk. Nicholson catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nicholson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Nicholson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Nicholson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nicholson slips under a jab.
Nicholson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Nicholson misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicholson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nicholson slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Nicholson. That snapped Jackson's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Nicholson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicholson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicholson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Nicholson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Nicholson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicholson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicholson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicholson misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicholson as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Nicholson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Nicholson.

Jackson is rocked!
Nicholson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Nicholson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicholson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Nicholson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Nicholson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicholson throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicholson swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Nicholson's head but Nicholson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nicholson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nicholson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson tries to bum rush Nicholson with a series of wild strikes but Nicholson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicholson works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peter Nicholson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicholson lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Nicholson misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Nicholson thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicholson is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nicholson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicholson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Nicholson counters with a straight right hand.
Nicholson connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicholson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A jab from Nicholson does it's job there.
Nicholson scores with a jab.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicholson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Nicholson comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Jackson stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Nicholson is on him like rabid pit bull! Jackson slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Nicholson!
Peter Nicholson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.