PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Chira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Doors-People Are Strange . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chira
vs
Jayne

185 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastian Chira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chira prevents Jayne from moving into mount.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Jayne.
Jayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jayne wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jayne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chira to the mat! Chira manages to get full guard.
Chira trying to control the position.
Jayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jayne wants to pass the guard but Chira is keeping the position.
Jayne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Jayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Jayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Jayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chira trying to control here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Jayne. No joy for Chira on that attempt.

Jayne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jayne staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Jayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Chira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jayne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chira to the mat! Chira manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jayne gets the takedown into side control.
Jayne slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Chira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jayne happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jayne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chira seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Patrick Jayne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Jayne feints and as Chira raises his hands in defense, Jayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jayne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jayne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jayne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jayne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chira sprawls well initially but Jayne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Patrick Jayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jayne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chira's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jayne not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chira enables Jayne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jayne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chira keeping full guard, as Jayne tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne wasn't active enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jayne.
Jayne taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Jayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Jayne scores a takedown into full mount!
Jayne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jayne looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chira tries to lock up and control but Jayne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jayne controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Jayne slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sebastian Chira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Jayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Jayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.