PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Desperado
vs
Jackson

180 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Desperado's body.
Desperado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anthony Desperado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desperado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Desperado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson misses with a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desperado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desperado looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desperado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Desperado just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Desperado counters with a nice uppercut.
Desperado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desperado lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Desperado ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Desperado but Desperado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Desperado.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Desperado moves out of range.
Desperado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Desperado counter with a right hand.
Desperado scores with a nice head shot.

Jackson is rocked!
Desperado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Desperado finish him?
Desperado slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson misses with a combination
enabling Desperado to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Desperado avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a combination that misses

and Desperado counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jackson! Desperado lets Jackson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Desperado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Desperado tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Desperado prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Jackson is leaning against Desperado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Desperado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desperado tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson stalling.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desperado misses with a straight right.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desperado lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Desperado throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Desperado looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desperado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Desperado thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Desperado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desperado misses with a double jab.
Desperado throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Desperado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Desperado misses the target.
Desperado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Desperado throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Desperado as he avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desperado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Desperado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Desperado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desperado misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Desperado looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony Desperado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jackson.
Jackson looks gassed!
Desperado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Desperado throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Desperado thows a body shot but no joy.
Desperado fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Desperado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Desperado is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Desperado dominated that round.
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.

Desperado misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desperado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Desperado misses with the combination.
Desperado lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Desperado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anthony Desperado is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperado lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Anthony Desperado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Desperado finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Desperado counters with a stiff right hand.
Desperado misses with a straight right.
Desperado lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Desperado.
Desperado swinging wildly here.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Desperado counters with a nice uppercut.
Desperado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Desperado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Desperado throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Desperado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Desperado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Desperado lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Desperado thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Desperado throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jackson stumbling backwards into the cage! Jackson bounces back off the cage towards Desperado, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Desperado lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Desperado celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Desperado!