PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Jackson (ranked 1583 p4p, 2272 weight class) and Kill Switch (ranked 222 p4p, 301 weight class). Marvin Jackson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jackson
vs
Switch

179 cm
26
205
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
21
217
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Conviction
HARDCORE Threads

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marvin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kill Switch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Switch manages to avoid it.
Switch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
Switch throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Switch has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Switch gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Switch throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Switch throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Switch keeps moving.

Switch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Switch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Switch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Switch is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jackson has his hands clasped together but Switch extends and breaks Jackson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Switch.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kill Switch!
Kill Switch made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Broken necks, splattered patellas, severed arteries: These are the things from which dreams are made of.'.
Marvin Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'This sport SUX!'.