PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Quinn (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
Quinn

163 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, AJ Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Quinn.

Quinn instigates a clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson is leaning against Quinn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the cage.
Quinn looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Quinn keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson digs a right hand into Quinn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quinn's gas tank.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quinn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Quinn's ribcage. Quinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quinn.
Quinn lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Franklin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Quinn.
Quinn tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinn lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

Quinn has picked Jackson up - he's going for a ride! Quinn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quinn looks gassed!
Quinn wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
Quinn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinn unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.

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.
Quinn is looking to stand but Quinn has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Quinn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn takes a shot to the head.
Quinn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Quinn lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Quinn moves away and avoids it.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Quinn counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Quinn.
Franklin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Franklin Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick

and Quinn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling the position.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quinn.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Quinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.

Jackson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quinn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
Quinn lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
clinched against the cage, Quinn lands a big elbow that drops Jackson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jackson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Quinn!