PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson's entrance music is Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. A fine choice. Marshall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Cruz Jefferson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Riley Marshall's chin.

Jefferson
vs
Marshall

185 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Jefferson.
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Marshall.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jefferson scores with a kick to the body.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshall checks it well.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Marshall scores with a four punch combination!
Jefferson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marshall defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Marshall blocks the low kick.
Marshall cracks Jefferson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jefferson throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
Jefferson misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Jefferson moved out of range.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Marshall blocks the leg kick.
Jefferson throws a low kick, looking for Marshall's leg but Marshall calmly moves out of range.
Jefferson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jefferson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jefferson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jefferson wants to free his trapped foot but Marshall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marshall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jefferson pulls his head out easily.

Marshall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jefferson pulls his head out easily.
Jefferson trying to pass the guard but Marshall defending well.
Jefferson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to control but Marshall wriggling away.
Marshall gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jefferson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Jefferson working for the choke.
Marshall trying to control the hands but Jefferson won't let him.
Jefferson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Jefferson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to escape the position.
Jefferson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Marshall is rocked!
Jefferson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Marshall.
Marshall is still in real trouble! Can Jefferson finish him?

Marshall defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Marshall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Marshall seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can Marshall hold on?! Jefferson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Marshall preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jefferson.

Jefferson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Marshall is defending well though. Jefferson let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to break free.

Jefferson looking for the RNC.
Marshall trying to control the action but Jefferson just sinks the hooks in.

Jefferson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Marshall defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jefferson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marshall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson doesn't have the hooks in and Marshall manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jefferson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cruz Jefferson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jefferson swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Jefferson walks into a straight right hand from Marshall.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Riley Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Jefferson's belly button to the back.
Jefferson tries for a takedown but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Jefferson moves away and avoids it.
Jefferson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marshall.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jefferson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marshall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jefferson.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Jefferson takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Jefferson is controlling the position.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.

Jefferson manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick there by Jefferson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marshall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Jefferson.
Riley Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Marshall.
A swing and a miss from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
Jefferson shoots in and drives through. Marshall sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Jefferson ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jefferson in his tracks.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshall checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jefferson. That's going to slow Marshall down.
Jefferson thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Marshall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefferson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Jefferson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marshall misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jefferson misses with a straight left.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jefferson can pounce on him.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Jefferson throws out a leg kick but Marshall moves out of range and Jefferson only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries a low kick but Marshall avoids it.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Jefferson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
Jefferson moves away from the strike by Marshall.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jefferson's head backwards.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jefferson keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Riley Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jefferson can pounce on him.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jefferson.
Nice jab there from Jefferson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jefferson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Jefferson clinches up against the cage.
Jefferson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marshall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jefferson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruz Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall is stalling here.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jefferson avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Jefferson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marshall's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
Marshall blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cruz Jefferson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeffersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jefferson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jefferson!
Jefferson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
Jefferson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshall throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but Marshall checks it.
Marshall throws a hook but Jefferson avoids it easily.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshall but Marshall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Jefferson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Jefferson avoids them all with ease.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jefferson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jefferson takes one on the button.
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jefferson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Jefferson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jefferson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jefferson delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jefferson clinches up against the cage.
Jefferson goes for a takedown attempt but Marshall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruz Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefferson blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Jefferson thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Jefferson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jefferson lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
Jefferson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Jefferson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jefferson, right into the meat.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.

Jefferson has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Jefferson just leaning against Marshall, taking a breather.
Jefferson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshall takes a step back to recover.
Marshall punishes Jefferson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jefferson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jefferson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jefferson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jefferson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Jefferson seems to be working for a kimura but Marshall defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall is refusing to be controlled, as Jefferson sits in half guard.
Riley Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson 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.
Marshall wants to control but Jefferson is keeping busy.
Jefferson uses his free foot to push down on Marshall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marshall.
Jefferson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jefferson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marshall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marshall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marshall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jefferson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jefferson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marshall hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jefferson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jefferson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz Jefferson!
In his post fight interview, Cruz Jefferson gave a big smile as he said 'That's how Jamaican relaxing style of MMA looks like, man! Thanks to all my peoples, my fans and my sponsors.'.