PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 3129 p4p, 2480 weight class) and Brady Jackson (ranked 386 p4p, 321 weight class). Osama Akharraz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brady Jackson's chin.

Akharraz
vs
Jackson

225 cm
36
215
23 - 29 - 0

190 cm
28
218
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akharraz wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Akharraz throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Akharraz clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Jackson avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.

Jackson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Akharraz there.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Akharraz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Akharraz.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Akharraz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akharraz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Akharraz has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Akharraz keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Akharraz rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Akharraz uses from the top position.

Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Akharraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.

Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akharraz, as that shot connected.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.

Akharraz forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brady Jackson.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Akharraz holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson jumps guard but Akharraz stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akharraz.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Jackson tries to break free but Akharraz pushes him back against the cage.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Akharraz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jackson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Akharraz and Jackson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Akharraz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!