PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mammed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Khalidov

187 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mammed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidov.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalidov needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khalidov needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.

Khalidov is rocked!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Khalidov moved out of range.
Khalidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Khalidov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Khalidov ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalidov slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidov.
Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidov circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson leaves Khalidov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khalidov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidov.
Khalidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalidov seems to have recovered his senses.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mammed Khalidov.

Khalidov drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khalidov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Khalidov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mammed Khalidov.
Khalidov shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Khalidov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Khalidov's head.
No joy there for Khalidov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidov ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Khalidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalidov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Khalidov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Khalidov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidov scoring well with a low kick there.

Khalidov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Khalidov is controlling the position.
Khalidov trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Mammed Khalidov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.

Khalidov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khalidov's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mammed Khalidov.
Khalidov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Khalidov moves into the clinch.
Khalidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khalidov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mammed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khalidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
and Jackson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Khalidov! He's just covering up as Jackson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!