PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedd Jebb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jebb
vs
Wiremu

188 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedd Jebb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebb misses with a low kick.

Jebb moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu blocks an elbow strike from Jebb.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiremu tries to work over Jebb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Jebb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jebb.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb misses with a knee strike.
Jebb tries to land a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks with his arms.

Jebb gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jebb slips nicely into half guard.
Wiremu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jebb.
Wiremu is staying active underneath Jebb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jebb is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jebb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jebb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wiremu trying to control the position.
Jebb 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.
Jebb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wiremu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jebb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jebb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jebb wants to pass the guard but Wiremu is keeping the position.
Jebb throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jebb stands and throws Wiremu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jebb remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jebb throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jebb lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jebb in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebb wants to control but Wiremu is keeping him busy.
Jebb controlling the position.
Wiremu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jebb has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wiremu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jebb tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wiremu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebb lands a couple of good shots and Wiremu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Jebb is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wiremu has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jebb has Wiremu flattened out and is raining down punches.
What can Wiremu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jebb's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jebb not allowing Wiremu to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jebb is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wiremu defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zedd Jebb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jebb misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiremu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jebb thinking.
Jebb misses with a leg kick.
Jebb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiremu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jebb misses with a few strikes there.
Wiremu lands with a right hand.
Wiremu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiremu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jebb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jebb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Zedd Jebb has been cut.

Wiremu forces Jebb back against the cage and clinches.
Jebb fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zedd Jebb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu avoiding damage as Jebb throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiremu.
Wiremu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jebb jumps guard but Wiremu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Jebb wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiremu prevents a body shot from Jebb.
Jebb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jebb missing with knees to the body.
Jebb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jebb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Wiremu.
Wiremu managing to block the knees to the body from Jebb.
Wiremu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jebb tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiremu avoids the damage to the body.
Jebb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiremu's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wiremu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu blocks an uppercut.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiremu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jebb controls his hands.
Jebb is looking to control Wiremu's arms but Wiremu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jebb has his back to the cage.
Jebb tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiremu avoids the damage to the body.
Jebb tries to pull guard but Wiremu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wiremu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jebb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Wiremu.
Jebb tries to pull guard but Wiremu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jebb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Wiremu gets through Jebb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jebb lands a knee to the head.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiremu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Jebb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiremu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a nice uppercut.
Jebb takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a left hand.
Wiremu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiremu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Wiremu.
Wiremu scores with a hook to the body.
Wiremu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu lands a shoulder strike.
Wiremu works on Jebb's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiremu tries a body shot but Jebb blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu lands a nice uppercut.
Jebb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jebb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Jebb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiremu throws a head punch that misses.
Jebb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiremu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jebbs head.
Jebb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiremu can't find room to land a body shot as Jebb controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jebb is rocked!
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Oh Jebb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiremu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jebb.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiremu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiremu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiremu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a big uppercut that drops Jebb! More strikes from Wiremu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jebb lies dazed against the cage as Wiremu celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.