PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1248 p4p, 1207 weight class) and KO Jacckson (ranked 171 p4p, 162 weight class). KO Jacckson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Jacckson

184 cm
36
185
36 - 20 - 0

177 cm
27
178
12 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sakura Style
UNDEFEATED

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 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson avoids the body shot from Walker.

Jacckson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jacckson controlling from the top position.
Jacckson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacckson controlling from the top position.
Jacckson advances position into side control!
Jacckson taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to escape but Jacckson is in control.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacckson on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson is staying tight to Walker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Walker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jacckson is controlling him well.
Jacckson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Jacckson working the head and body with strikes.
Jacckson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Walker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacckson works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacckson scores with a punch to the head.
Jacckson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker walks into a jab.
Jacckson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.

Walker is rocked!
Jacckson lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jacckson closes the distance and clinches.
Jacckson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Jacckson.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jacckson is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jacckson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacckson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker has momentary wrist control but Jacckson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacckson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jacckson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacckson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jacckson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacckson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacckson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jacckson lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jacckson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Jacckson controlling the position from side mount.
Jacckson is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacckson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker bucks up and tries to throw Jacckson off but instead Jacckson has got his back!
Jacckson has good solid back control here.
Walker staying busy and making it hard for Jacckson to control.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Jacckson has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jacckson controls the position.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Jacckson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Walker showing good submission defense here.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Jacckson is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacckson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacckson moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Jacckson misses with a wild combination.
Jacckson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacckson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Jacckson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jacckson has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Jacckson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker stands up from Jacckson's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jacckson moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Jacckson both land. Nice combination.
Walker throws a hook but Jacckson blocks it.
Jacckson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacckson blocks a jab.
A jab from Jacckson finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Jacckson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
KO Jacckson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jacckson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Walker pushes Jacckson off and gets back to his feet.
Jacckson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Walker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jacckson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Walker's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KO Jacckson!
A relieved looking KO Jacckson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.