PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Jackson (ranked 1071 p4p, 153 weight class) and Michael Tyler (ranked 1575 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Tyler

177 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akoni Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyler.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
Jackson pushes Tyler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Tyler misses with the head strike.
Jackson is leaning against Tyler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson pushes Tyler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyler or not.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Tyler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson cracks Tyler with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Tyler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson presses Tyler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyler looks winded!
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Jackson lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Tyler is rocked!
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson pushes Tyler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Jackson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tyler to his knees! Jackson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akoni Jackson!
Akoni Jackson retains his middleweight title!
Akoni Jackson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.