PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. Cruz Jefferson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gabriel
vs
Jefferson

178 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jefferson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Jefferson avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jefferson checks a leg kick.
Jefferson throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Jefferson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gabriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jefferson is out of range and Gabriel settles back down.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Gabriel pushes him off.

Gabriel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jefferson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jefferson is looking to reverse the position.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jefferson keeps working.
Jefferson tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Jefferson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jefferson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gabriel throwing shots but Jefferson is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel controlling the action here.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel throwing shots but Jefferson is blocking nicely.
Gabriel is trying to control. Jefferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jefferson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jefferson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jefferson stopping the sweep attempt from Gabriel.

Gabriel working for a triangle but Jefferson defends it easily.
Gabriel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson won't allow Gabriel to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gabriel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jefferson is aware though and is defending well.
Jefferson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gabriel's guard.
Gabriel wants to improve his position but Jefferson is controlling well.
Jefferson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good work by Jefferson as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gabriel.
Jefferson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gabriel tries to land a leg kick but Jefferson saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson misses with a kick to the body.
Gabriel checks a low kick from Jefferson.

Jefferson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gabriel, pushing him back against the cage.
Gabriel managing to block the knees to the body from Jefferson.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Gabriel.

Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel looks for a takedown but Jefferson sprawls well.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gabriel. Gabriel gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gabriel checks it well.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson walks into a left hand.
Jefferson connects with a leg kick. Gabriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jefferson lands a jab.
Gabriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jefferson moves into range and clinches up with Gabriel.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jefferson landing knees to the body.
Jefferson with a knee to the head.

Gabriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel misses with a combination
and Jefferson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jefferson checks a leg kick nicely.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Gideon Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gabriel. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jefferson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jefferson lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Jefferson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jefferson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gabriel will feel that in the morning.
Gabriel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabriel misses with a two punch combination.
Jefferson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Jefferson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jefferson throws a combination that misses
and Gabriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel moves out of range of the body kick from Jefferson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefferson throws a front kick that sends Gabriel stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gabriel.
Jefferson connects with a high kick.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jefferson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Jefferson.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Gabriel throws a low kick but Jefferson avoids it.
Gabriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jefferson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Gabriel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jefferson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jefferson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gabriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gabriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jefferson cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.
Jefferson slips under a jab.
Gabriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabriel cracks Jefferson with an open hand slap.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jefferson. Jefferson obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson lands a really nice looking cross but Gabriel seems unphased.
Jefferson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gabriel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jefferson.
Jefferson moves out of range of the leg kick from Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cruz Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jefferson tries to clinch there but Gabriel circles away.
Jefferson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jefferson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel misses with a body shot.

Jefferson gets caught flat footed, as Gabriel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gabriel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Jefferson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gabriel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jefferson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gabriel but great work by Jefferson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jefferson's best efforts.
Gabriel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gabriel.
Gabriel managing to control the position.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jefferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jefferson preventing the sweep.
Jefferson trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Gabriel wants to stand up but Jefferson is controlling him.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
Gabriel wants to stand and escape but Jefferson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cruz Jefferson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabriel takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.

Jefferson has closed the distance and engaged Gabriel in a clinch.
Gabriel wants to get back to striking at distance but Jefferson won't allow it.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Gabriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Gabriel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jefferson is defending well.
Gabriel trying to stall but Jefferson improves his position.
Gabriel blocks an elbow strike from Jefferson.

Gabriel breaks from the clinch.
Jefferson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gabriel.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabriel is looking to wear down Jefferson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Jefferson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gabriel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson wants to sweep here but Gabriel controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel trying to control but Jefferson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gabriel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!
A very excited looking Gideon Gabriel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.