PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eloi Prosper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jewell Geoffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Prosper
vs
Geoffrey

174 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eloi Prosper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jewell Geoffrey!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoffrey misses with a double jab.
Geoffrey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prosper is out of range and Geoffrey settles back down.
Prosper checks a leg kick nicely.
Prosper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geoffrey.
Geoffrey misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prosper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prosper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prosper closes the distance and clinches up with Geoffrey, looking for a takedown. Prosper pushes Geoffrey against the cage but Geoffrey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Geoffrey misses with a hook.
Prosper fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geoffrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prosper moves away.

Geoffrey gets a double leg takedown into Prosper's guard.
Prosper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Prosper working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prosper is trying to control the position but Geoffrey postures up.
Prosper controlling Geoffrey's posture.

Prosper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Geoffrey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prosper trying to control the position.
Prosper striking off his back but it's not causing Geoffrey any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prosper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Geoffrey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prosper is looking to clinch.
Geoffrey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Geoffrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prosper moves out of range of the strikes.
Geoffrey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geoffrey takes a kick to the side of the head.

Geoffrey gets a double leg takedown into Prosper's guard.
Geoffrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geoffrey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Geoffrey throwing strikes from guard but Prosper blocks nicely.

Prosper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Geoffrey is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prosper has momentary wrist control but Geoffrey slips an elbow through the middle.
Prosper trying to keep a closed guard but Geoffrey is proving a slippery customer.
Prosper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Prosper wants to control from the top but Geoffrey keeps moving.

Geoffrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prosper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prosper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geoffrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrey controlling Prosper's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geoffrey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prosper is one step ahead there.
Geoffrey trying to control the position.
Prosper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Geoffrey keeping full guard, as Prosper tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geoffrey trying to keep a closed guard but Prosper is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jewell Geoffrey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Prosper lands a head kick!
Prosper moves away from the strike by Geoffrey.
Prosper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Geoffrey as he jumps to the side.
Geoffrey misses with a body shot.
Geoffrey throws an overhand right that lands on Prosper's shoulder, as Prosper tries to avoid the shot.

Geoffrey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Geoffrey is looking to advance position but Prosper won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prosper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Geoffrey is trying to control. Prosper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Geoffrey throwing strikes but missing.
Geoffrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prosper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prosper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Prosper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Prosper is looking for a kimura here.
Prosper is keen to just control but Geoffrey is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prosper wants to free his trapped foot but Geoffrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prosper is thwarting Geoffrey's attempts to control the position.
Prosper moves into full mount! Geoffrey won't be happy about that!
Geoffrey tries to hold on but Prosper pushes him away.
Geoffrey looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Prosper lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Prosper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Geoffrey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Prosper is riding his opponent, not letting Geoffrey buck him off.
Prosper is looking to control Geoffrey but Geoffrey is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Prosper controlling the position well here. Geoffrey rolled but Prosper kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Geoffrey is really stuck here.
Prosper tries to keep control of the position but Geoffrey is staying busy.
Geoffrey tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Geoffrey defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Prosper's arms.

Geoffrey fending off the submission attempt from Prosper.
Prosper tries to keep control of the position but Geoffrey is staying busy.
Prosper is riding his opponent, not letting Geoffrey buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Prosper working for a choke but Geoffrey is defending well.
Prosper avoiding Geoffrey 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eloi Prosper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Geoffrey. Prosper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prosper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Geoffrey tries to avoid it but Prosper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Geoffrey to the ground. Geoffrey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left lands for Geoffrey.

Geoffrey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prosper is trying to maintain the position but Geoffrey is very close to passing his half guard.

Geoffrey is looking for a kimura but Prosper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Geoffrey to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prosper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Geoffrey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Geoffrey's back!
Prosper keeps control of the position as Geoffrey tries to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prosper biding his time, looking for the opening.
Prosper avoiding Geoffrey 's attempts to control his hands.

Prosper looking for the choke but no joy.
Geoffrey tries to escape but Prosper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Prosper punches the canvas rather than the man.
Prosper tries to get the hooks in deep but Geoffrey pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrey is in bad spot here.
Geoffrey controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Geoffrey is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Geoffrey right now.
Prosper is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Geoffrey up.
Prosper controls the position.
Geoffrey prevents Prosper from getting a body triangle.
Prosper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Geoffrey.
Prosper throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrey covering up well and avoiding damage.
Prosper gets his hands free as Geoffrey looks to control.

Prosper is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Geoffrey trying to control the position but Prosper manages to sink in the hooks.
Geoffrey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prosper. 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 four minutes gone in the round.

Prosper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Geoffrey is defending well though. Prosper let's go of the attempt for now.
Prosper struggling to keep hold of the position.
Eloi Prosper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Prosper tightening his grip on Geoffrey, looking for the choke.

Prosper has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geoffrey tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eloi Prosper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prosper 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eloi Prosper!