PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Upknuk Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upknuk Pro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darnell Jefferson's chin.

Jefferson
vs
Pro

194 cm
20
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darnell Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Upknuk Pro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pro is looking to clinch.
Jefferson misses with a wild combination.
Pro throws the kick towards the body but Jefferson avoids it.
Upknuk Pro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jefferson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jefferson tightens his grip and picks Pro up, before dumping him to the ground. Pro manages to land in guard.
Pro has momentary wrist control but Jefferson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jefferson slips nicely into half guard.

Pro with the active half guard here but Jefferson passes nicely into side control.

Jefferson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jefferson wants to get back to full guard.

Pro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jefferson wants to get back to full guard.

Pro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jefferson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pro.
Jefferson is positioning himself well to prevent Pro advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jefferson is looking for a sweep. Pro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
Pro stalling away here and it's allowed Jefferson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jefferson looking to control.
Jefferson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jefferson is keen to just control but Pro is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jefferson pulls his head out easily.
Jefferson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jefferson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pro looks gassed!
Jefferson with shots to the head and body - Pro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pro is looking to get to half guard.

Jefferson looking for a guillotine from mount but Pro is having none of it.
Jefferson punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson breaks from Pro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jefferson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Jefferson seems to be working for a kimura but Pro defends the submission attempt.

Pro looking for submissions off his back.

Pro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Jefferson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jefferson.
Pro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Jefferson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pro, who protects the arm well.
Jefferson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jefferson lands a heavy elbow.
Jefferson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Jefferson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jefferson looking for a guillotine from mount but Pro is having none of it.

Jefferson looking for a guillotine from mount but Pro is having none of it.
Pro is trying to escape the mount.
Pro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jefferson content just to control the position here.
Pro tries to reverse the position but Jefferson maintains control.

Jefferson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jefferson landing punches.
Jefferson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pro is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pro regains half guard.
Jefferson drops an elbow to the side of Pro's head.

Jefferson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Darnell Jefferson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pro actively working from the bottom here.
Jefferson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jefferson wants to control the pace but Pro is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jefferson has hold of Pro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pro manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Pro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Jefferson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pro gets caught flat footed, as Jefferson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pro keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
Jefferson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jefferson passes Pro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pro trying to control here.

Pro looking for submissions off his back.
Jefferson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jefferson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Jefferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pro is trying to stand back up but Jefferson is controlling him

Jefferson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pro tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jefferson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darnell Jefferson!