PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Cummings will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Cummings

187 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
Cummings tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.

Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cummings to the mat! Cummings manages to get full guard.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Cummings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cummings keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cummings has wrist control.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Cummings is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Cummings's brow.
Cummings tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cummings some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Cummings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cummings taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cummings is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson cracks Cummings with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jackson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cummings is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jackson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Quinton Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.