PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 416 p4p, 53 weight class) and Rory Jackson (ranked 1035 p4p, 131 weight class). Cross Furia comes to the cage accompanied by Vivaldi's Winter. Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Till I Collapse (ft. Nate Dogg). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cross Furia
vs
Jackson

209 cm
33
276 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

178 cm
28
270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rory Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Cross Furia.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Cross Furia throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross Furia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Cross Furia throws a big shot that misses.
Cross Furia throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Cross Furia tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross Furia wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Cross Furia tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cross Furia.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Cross Furia.
Jackson misses with a low kick.

Cross Furia closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross Furia.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A frustrated look appears on Cross Furia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Cross Furia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.

Cross Furia breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cross Furia misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Cross Furia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross Furia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cross Furia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cross Furia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cross Furia works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Cross Furia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cross Furia breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cross Furia scores with a hook.
Cross Furia slips a jab from Jackson.
Cross Furia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross Furia tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross Furia lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Cross Furia tries to clinch up.
Cross Furia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross Furia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cross Furia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with a head kick.

Cross Furia gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Cross Furia as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Cross Furia can't break the clinch.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross Furia is breathing heavily.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Cross Furia working hard to break the clinch.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cross Furia manages to break the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cross Furia tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
That's time! Cross Furia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cross Furia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cross Furia checks a leg kick nicely.
Cross Furia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cross Furia slips a jab from Jackson.
Cross Furia checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cross Furia as he connects with a hook.
Dante Cross Furia is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross Furia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross Furia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross Furia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Cross Furia.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Cross Furia avoids it with no problem.
Cross Furia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross Furia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Cross Furia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross Furia avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Cross Furia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Cross Furia's head but Cross Furia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross Furia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Cross Furia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cross Furia tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross Furia.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Cross Furia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cross Furia throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cross Furia clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cross Furia moved out of range.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cross Furia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cross Furia.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Cross Furia.

Cross Furia forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross Furia.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross Furia.
Jackson misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross Furia backwards.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.

Cross Furia manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Cross Furia.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross Furia moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away

and Jackson lands a stunning uppercut that sends Cross Furia to the mat!

Cross Furia is rocked!
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.
Jackson is thwarting Cross Furia's attempts to control the position.
Oh Cross Furia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jackson decides to stand and escape the position.
Cross Furia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Cross Furia throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Rory Jackson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.