PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Jefferson has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cruz Jefferson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zuko
vs
Jefferson

181 cm
36
184 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

185 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
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 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zuko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zuko working the head and body with strikes.
Jefferson isn't going anywhere.
Zuko working away.
Zuko trying to control the action but Jefferson is working from the bottom.
Jefferson dodges the ground and pound from Zuko.
Jefferson tries to bench press Zuko off him but Zuko keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuko working away.
Zuko tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Zuko crashes against the mat.
Zuko trying to control the position but Jefferson is working away.
Jefferson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jefferson trying to hold on to Zuko's head to control him but Zuko postures up.
Jefferson won't allow Zuko to pass to mount.
Zuko is trying to control. Jefferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko slips a nice elbow through Jefferson's hands, connecting with Jefferson's forehead.
Zuko wants to control but Jefferson is keeping him busy.
Zuko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jefferson defending well though.
Zuko is looking to stall here but Jefferson recovers full guard.
Jefferson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zuko has passed into side control.
Jefferson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Zuko easily slips into full mount!
Zuko landing strikes from the mount and Jefferson is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zuko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jefferson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jefferson can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Zuko.
Zuko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jefferson is working to get back to half guard.
Jefferson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zuko.
Jefferson is squirming around, avoiding Zuko's attempts to control the action.
Jefferson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jefferson's face.
Jefferson tries to hold on but Zuko postures up.
Zuko unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Zuko.
BOOM! Zuko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zuko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zuko landing punches.
Jefferson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jefferson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuko.
Cruz Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick

and Zuko counters with a single leg into guard. Jefferson didn't expect that.
Zuko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuko being controlled here momentarily.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zuko won't allow Jefferson to sweep him here.
Jefferson keeping moving, preventing Zuko from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jefferson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenshi Zuko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zuko throws a hook but Jefferson blocks it.
Zuko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jefferson tries to avoid it but Zuko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jefferson to the ground. Jefferson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zuko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jefferson is out of range and Zuko settles back down.
Zuko misses with a straight left.
Jefferson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zuko lands a glancing blow to the side of Jefferson's head.
Jefferson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a shot from downtown. Zuko moves away and avoids it.
Zuko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz Jefferson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jefferson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Zuko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zuko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson is looking to slow Zuko down with leg kicks.

Jefferson gets caught napping as Zuko dives in and scores a takedown. Jefferson manages to retain guard.
Kenshi Zuko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zuko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuko trying to control but Jefferson is working from the bottom.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko preventing the sweep.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson trying to control the position.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.

Kenshi Zuko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zuko scores with a leg kick.

Zuko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zuko showed some decent athleticism there.
Zuko is trying to control. Jefferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zuko lands a nice short elbow.
Zuko is just content to waste time from the top position. Jefferson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zuko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefferson can do to turn this around?
Jefferson is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko won't allow Jefferson to sweep him here.
Zuko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuko. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson wants to clinch up but Zuko keeps it at a distance.
Jefferson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jefferson thumps Zuko with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
Zuko fails with the takedown.
Jefferson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jefferson.
Zuko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Jefferson. No joy for Zuko on that attempt.
A jab from Jefferson does it's job there.
Horrible takedown by Zuko or perhaps it was just good defense by Jefferson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuko throws a lazy uppercut
and Jefferson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Zuko pushes him off.
Jefferson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jefferson checks a leg kick.
Jefferson misses with a straight left.
Zuko blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Zuko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zuko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jefferson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuko's knee momentarily.
Zuko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jefferson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuko's knee momentarily.
Zuko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jefferson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jefferson throws a shot to the body.
Jefferson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zuko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jefferson counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko swings widly with a right hand
and Jefferson counters with a solid body kick.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefferson throws a solid leg kick but Zuko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Zuko's head but Zuko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jefferson throws the left hand but Zuko avoids the punch easily.
Jefferson misses with a straight left.

Jefferson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zuko, pushing him back against the cage.
Zuko tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Jefferson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jefferson working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zuko 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
A relieved looking Kenshi Zuko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.