PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Jeffries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mack
vs
Jeffries

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack tries to clinch up but Jeffries circles away and keeps his distance.

Jeffries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jeffries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mack blocks it with crossed arms.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jeffries.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Jeffries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Jeffries.
Mack takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeffries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Jeffries.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mack.
Mack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeffries pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bret Jeffries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack is looking to clinch but Jeffries is avoiding it.

Jeffries clinches.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jeffries gets a clinch.
Jeffries lands a good knee to the midsection. Mack won't want to take too many of those.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffries.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jeffries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Mack shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Jeffries.
Jeffries lands a good knee to the midsection. Mack won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jeffries.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jeffries.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.
Jeffries tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jeffries.
Jeffries connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeffries as Mack tries to tie him up.
Jeffries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jeffries scores with a knee to the head.
Jeffries avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Jeffries blocks with his arms.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffries.
Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mack's defenses.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jeffries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.
Jeffries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.
Jeffries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack taking a breather.

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack is looking to clinch but Jeffries is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Mack is looking to clinch but Jeffries is avoiding it.
Mack wants to clinch.
Jeffries circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jeffries gets a clinch.
Jeffries misses with a knee strike.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.

Jeffries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Mack lands the left hand.

It looks like Bret Jeffries has been cut.
Mack wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jeffries has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeffries avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jeffries gets underhooks to prevent Mack's takedown attempt.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.

Jeffries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jeffries clinches.

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffries swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeffries swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jeffries moves into range and clinches up with Mack.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeffries working hard to break the clinch.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.
Jeffries lands a nice knee to the body.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jeffries stops a takedown attempt from Mack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mack.

Jeffries breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack tries to clinch up but Jeffries circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mack throws a head kick that Jeffries semi-blocks.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Jeffries keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Mack wants to clinch.
Mack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
Jeffries circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Jeffries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Jeffries's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jeffries clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the cage.
Jeffries lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jeffries.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jeffries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jeffries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the cage.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Jeffries.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Mack avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeffries.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Jeffries tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
Mack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeffries's face.
Mack tries for a takedown but Jeffries manages to get underhooks.
Jeffries trying to land knees to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jeffries prevents the takedown attempt.

Jeffries breaks from the clinch.
Mack is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Jeffries avoids it.
Mack tries to clinch up but Jeffries circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jeffries moves into range and clinches up with Mack.
Jeffries blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Jeffries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Jeffries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bret Jeffries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jeffries misses with a knee to the head.
Mack prevents Jeffries from breaking the clinch.
Mack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jeffries's efforts to push away.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jeffries dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeffries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Mack is controlling him.
Jeffries blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
Jeffries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jeffries fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jeffries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeffries takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeffries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeffries swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Jeffries is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack tries to clinch but Jeffries is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Jeffries.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeffries keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeffries tries to clinch up.
Mack misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to clinch but Jeffries is having none of it.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jeffries pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Jeffries.
Jeffries lands a nice knee to the body.
Mack misses with a knee strike.
Jeffries misses with a knee to the head.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Jeffries blocks an elbow strike.
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Jeffries missing with knees to the body.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Jeffries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jeffries gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jeffries landing knees to the body.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jeffries connects with a knee to the head.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffries avoids the damage to the body.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeffries misses with a knee strike.
Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Mack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mack takes an elbow to the temple.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffries.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Jeffries avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Jeffries blocks with his arms.
Mack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jeffries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jeffries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Jeffries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bret Jeffries's cut.
That's time! Mack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mack wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.

Jeffries has managed to clinch.

Jeffries escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jeffries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the cage.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mack goes for a takedown attempt but Jeffries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
Mack tries to clinch up but Jeffries circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeffries swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jeffries closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries lands a damaging elbow.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeffries blocks it with crossed arms.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jeffries.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffries.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jeffries.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jeffries obliges.

Jeffries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Jeffries avoids it.

Jeffries takes the fight into the clinch.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Jeffries working Mack over with knees to the body.
Jeffries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeffries with a knee to the head.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries lands an elbow just above Mack 's eye.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeffries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mack's brow.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Jeffries.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.
Jeffries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jeffries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack tries to clinch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries is looking to clinch.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeffries throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mack is looking to clinch but Jeffries is avoiding it.
Mack wants to clinch up but Jeffries keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jeffries rushes Mack and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries working Mack over with knees to the body.
Jeffries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Jeffries on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeffries is pressed up against the cage. Mack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jeffries down to the mat. Jeffries avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jeffries moves into the clinch.
Jeffries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffries blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Jeffries tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Mack tries for a takedown but Jeffries manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffries.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeffries scores a nice knee to the body.
Mack has Jeffries pressed against the cage, preventing Jeffries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffries avoids it.
Jeffries tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jeffries scores a nice knee to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Jeffries tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Jeffries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Jeffries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeffries is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jeffries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Jeffries throws knees to the body.
Mack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeffries blocks it with crossed arms.
Jeffries lands an elbow just above Mack 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Jeffries trying to land knees to the body.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffries is defending well for now.
Jeffries trying to land knees to the body.
Jeffries managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Jeffries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeffries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Jay Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bret Jeffries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeffries connects with a knee to the head.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Jeffries.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Jeffries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jeffries winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Jeffries!