PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Stanfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jitsu
vs
Stanfield

179 cm
29
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jitsu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stanfield!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jitsu has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stanfield's face.
Jitsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jitsu dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield is looking to get to half guard.
Jitsu cracks Stanfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Jitsu.
Stanfield can't escape the position.
Jitsu dominating with strikes here.
Jitsu looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jitsu controlling from mount.
Jitsu scoring with strikes but Stanfield is staying in there.
Jitsu avoids the attempt from Stanfield to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jitsu controlling the pace for now.
Stanfield wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Stanfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stanfield tries to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stanfield working to try and regain half guard.
Jitsu lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.

Stanfield is rocked!
Stanfield is trying to escape the mount.
Stanfield is still in real trouble! Can Jitsu finish him?
Jitsu wants to control the pace but Stanfield is squirming around nicely.
Stanfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jitsu.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount and Stanfield is in trouble!
Jitsu has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stanfield's face.
Jitsu controlling from the full mount.
Stanfield really wants to buck Jitsu off and get back to his feet.
Stanfield is trying to escape the mount.
Jitsu raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Jitsu looking for a guillotine from mount but Stanfield is having none of it.
Jitsu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jitsu raining down shots from the mount!
Jitsu trying to control but Stanfield is having none of it.
Jitsu working Stanfield over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jitsu controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Jitsu is working for a guillotine from mount but Stanfield frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu working the ground and pound effectively.
Jitsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jitsu landing strikes from the mount and Stanfield is in trouble!
Stanfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jitsu lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gracie Jitsu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield shows good takedown defense.
Jitsu has a takedown stuffed.
Jitsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jitsu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stanfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jitsu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jitsu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanfield can do to turn this around?
Jitsu tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.

Stanfield closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Stanfield is controlling well.

Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Stanfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jitsu gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Stanfield postures up.
Stanfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stanfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Jitsu trying to control the position.

Jitsu has his foot on Stanfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanfield works his way back into a safe position though.
Jitsu has control of Stanfield's left arm, preventing Stanfield from doing any damage.

Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
Stanfield landing with the ground and pound.
Stanfield lands a couple of elbows.
Jitsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield scoring with some ground and pound.

Jitsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanfield defends well.
Stanfield scoring with some ground and pound.

Stanfield drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jitsu dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Stanfield keeps moving.
Jitsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stanfield's guard.
Stanfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stanfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jitsu is working away from the top position though.

Jitsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stanfield trying to control from the bottom.
Jitsu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jitsu tries to control but Stanfield wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is looking to get to half guard.
Stanfield regains half guard.
Jitsu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stanfield!
Jitsu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jitsu landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitsu unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gracie Jitsu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stanfield to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Stanfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jitsu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stanfield has managed to get both his arms back between Jitsu's legs - danger averted.
Jitsu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stanfield.

Jitsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jitsu is tightening it up a little... Stanfield has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stanfield reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stanfield taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jitsu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gracie Jitsu!
A victorious Gracie Jitsu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.