PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WRESTLING ONLY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Franklin's Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
ONLY

163 cm
22
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, WRESTLING ONLY!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as ONLY shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ONLY is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
ONLY looking to pass the guard.
ONLY looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ONLY not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ONLY pulls Jackson in to control the position.
ONLY not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson wants to control from the top but ONLY keeps moving.

ONLY throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONLY is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson gets to mount! ONLY was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONLY is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to control but ONLY is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
ONLY is looking to get to half guard.
ONLY tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
ONLY can't escape the position.
ONLY looks gassed!
ONLY is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ONLY working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ONLY is looking to escape.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONLY is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ONLY is looking to escape.
ONLY really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ONLY is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
ONLY is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ONLY tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but WRESTLING ONLY will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but ONLY is having none of it.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a head kick but ONLY moves out of range.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson is looking to chop away at ONLY's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and ONLY has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from ONLY and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ONLY shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.

ONLY darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
ONLY trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
ONLY not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONLY missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ONLY thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

ONLY seems to be looking for submissions.
ONLY sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
ONLY is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! ONLY seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jackson gets to mount! ONLY was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
ONLY tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONLY is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ONLY throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson prevents ONLY from getting the reversal.
Jackson blocks ONLY's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ONLY tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
ONLY is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ONLY tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

WRESTLING ONLY showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
ONLY swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of ONLY's head.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ONLY takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

ONLY is rocked!
Jackson drops ONLY with a naaaaasty hook - ONLY is in real trouble here! Jackson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Jackson!