PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ali
vs
Jericho

193 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
209 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jericho needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Jericho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mohammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Jericho.
Ali feints and then cracks Jericho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jericho down.
Ali shoots and misses

and Jericho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jericho.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali is trying to maintain the position but Jericho is very close to passing his half guard.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali's head.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ali defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jericho tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
Ali wants to control but Jericho passes into side.
Jericho prevents Ali from escaping the position.
Jericho in side control, throwing shots but Ali defends.
Jericho staying calm.
Jericho working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Jericho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jericho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ali taking a bit of punishment here - Jericho scoring with strikes.
Ali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jericho on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jericho is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Ali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jericho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jericho working the ground and pound but Ali is defending the strikes.

Jericho is trying to get an arm triangle but Ali is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ali to see if he's OK.
Ali can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho grinds an elbow into Ali's temple.
Jericho wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Jericho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Jericho dominated that round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jericho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jericho raining down shots from the mount!

Jericho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jericho raining down shots from the mount!
Jericho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ali?
Jericho dominating with strikes here.

Jericho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ali is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jared Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali wants to get up but he can't break Jericho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ali throwing strikes from guard but Jericho blocks nicely.

Jericho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Jericho.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jericho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jericho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ali trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jericho is on top in guard.

Jericho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jericho landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ali's head.
Ali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali wants to stand but Jericho is controlling the position.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho stands and throws Ali's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jericho cracks Ali with a big elbow.
Jericho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ali is trying to get back to his feet.
Jericho staying calm.
Jericho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jericho scores with punches from side control.
Jericho scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Ali tries to clinch up but Jericho circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali lands with a kick to the temple. Jericho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ali clinches up with Jericho and pushes him back against the cage.
Jericho tries to stall but Ali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jericho fails with the takedown
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali throws a series of punches but Jericho avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Jericho pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ali clinches up against the cage.
Jericho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jericho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jericho wants to break free but Ali has control.
Good body shot from Ali.

Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammad Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ali.
Ali scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Jericho tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jericho smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ali drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jericho keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to stand but Jericho has his arm trapped.
Ali trying to control the position but Jericho is working away.
Jericho gets back to half guard.
Jericho gets back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mohammad Ali.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jericho avoids it really well and circles away.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jericho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mohammad Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jericho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jericho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ali is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jericho jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ali is pushing Jericho's head away, looking to escape. Jericho manages to hold on to the position though.

Jericho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ali to see if he's OK.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho is working Ali over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mohammad Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jericho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Jericho!