PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tron Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fulton
vs
Jefferson

203 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tron Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jefferson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jefferson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fulton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jefferson looking to sit in guard and control but Fulton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jefferson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jefferson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is trying to hold Fulton in close to prevent damage but Fulton has managed to pass into half guard.
Jefferson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fulton is working away from the top position though.

Fulton is working for a submission of some sort.

Fulton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jefferson sees it coming and defends easily.

Fulton seems to be looking for submissions.
Jefferson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fulton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jefferson is working to get back to half guard.
Fulton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fulton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fulton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jefferson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson taking shots to the head.
Fulton is landing with some decent strikes but Jefferson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fulton breaks from Jefferson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fulton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fulton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Fulton wants to finish this one by submission but Jefferson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fulton.
Jefferson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries to control but Jefferson wriggling away.
Jefferson tries to lock up and control but Fulton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jefferson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fulton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fulton breaks from Jefferson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fulton landing strikes, looking to finish!

Fulton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jefferson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jefferson shrugs it off.
Fulton with shots to the head and body - Jefferson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fulton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton working the ground and pound effectively.
Jefferson tries to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Fulton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fulton lands a big elbow.
Fulton controlling the position easily from mount.
Fulton 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fulton throws a body kick that misses.

Jefferson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fulton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fulton is trying to control Jefferson's posture but Jefferson avoids it.
Fulton regains half guard.

Fulton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jefferson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fulton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton trying to hold on to Jefferson's head to control him but Jefferson postures up.
Jefferson prevents Fulton from improving his position.
Jefferson wants to pass the guard but Fulton is defending well.
Jefferson keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton wants to improve his position but Jefferson is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fulton is trying to maintain the position but Jefferson is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jefferson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fulton to the ground. Jefferson is now in Fulton's guard.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jefferson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jefferson trying to control but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Jefferson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fulton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is fighting to break Fulton's control of his arms but Fulton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jefferson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jefferson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tron Jefferson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jefferson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jefferson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Pedro Fulton has been cut.

Jefferson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fulton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Fulton is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fulton controls Jefferson momentarily but Jefferson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tron Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Fulton'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 forces Fulton back against the cage and clinches.

Jefferson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fulton uses from the top position.
Fulton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jefferson looking to control.
Fulton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jefferson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Fulton gets to his feet. Jefferson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fulton thows a leg kick but Jefferson checks it
and Jefferson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Fulton moves out of range.
Jefferson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Fulton.
Fulton misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jefferson blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Fulton misses.
Jefferson tries to clinch up
and Fulton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Fulton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jefferson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fulton wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but Fulton keeps moving.
Fulton is trying to keep Jefferson in close.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tron Jefferson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fulton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jefferson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Fulton moves out of range.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Fulton pushes him off.

Jefferson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fulton did well to prevent Jefferson getting side control.
Jefferson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Jefferson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jefferson wants to stand but Fulton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fulton to regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fulton is on top in guard.
Jefferson wants to get back to his feet but Fulton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fulton throwing strikes but missing.

Fulton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fulton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tron Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jefferson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tron Jefferson!