PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charles
vs
BK

174 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeramy Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ BK!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles throws a counter high kick but BK was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by BK.
BK fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BK looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.

BK gets caught napping as Charles dives in and scores a takedown. BK manages to retain guard.
Charles works over BK with some ground and pound from guard.
Charles stays in close to BK's body and controls the position.
Charles stands up over BK, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Charles is stalling in the full guard.
Charles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Charles lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Charles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Charles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Charles connects with a couple of short punches.
BK is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles 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.
BK striking off his back but it's not causing Charles any problems.

Charles stands up from BK's guard - Charles perhaps looking for a knockout.
BK is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Jeramy Charles has been cut.
BK scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BK lands a jab to the head.

Charles closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. BK quickly recovers to half guard.
Charles could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Charles lands a nice short elbow.
BK wants to improve his position but Charles is controlling well.
Charles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Charles connects with a nice short shot to BK's temple.

Charles stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows BK to get to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK tests Charles's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Charles dives in and scores a takedown into BK's guard.
Charles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Charles postures up and lands a big shot to BK's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BK's head.
Charles connects with a couple of short punches.
Charles stops BK from standing up.
Charles preventing the sweep.
Charles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Charles controlling from the top position.

Charles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charles lands a couple of elbows.
Charles landing some decent shots from guard.
Charles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Charles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of BK's head.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Charles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Charles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
BK not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeramy Charles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Charles.
BK wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
BK connects with a body shot.
BK darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - BK circles away.
BK scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Charles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. BK manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Charles landing some decent shots from guard.
Charles content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Charles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Charles stopping the sweep attempt from BK.
Charles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
BK is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
BK is trying to keep Charles in close.
Charles stopping the sweep attempt from BK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Charles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
Charles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Charles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. BK is trying to defend but Charles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

BK is defending against the submission attempts here by Charles.
Charles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Charles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
BK wants to improve his position but Charles is controlling well.
Charles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BK has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.
Charles is taking a breather. BK says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Charles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks BK with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
BK on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Charles seems content to control.

Charles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramy Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeramy Charles's cut.
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. This is the final round!

BK getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
BK scores with a jab to the body.
BK lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from BK.
Jab from BK.
BK connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Charles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. BK looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
BK wants to get back to his feet but Charles is dominant here and he's now got BK's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
I really don't envy BK right now.
Jeramy Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BK is covering up but some of the strikes from Charles are getting through and doing damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BK is really stuck here.
Charles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
BK trying to control the hands but Charles breaks the grip.
Can BK hold on?! Charles is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
BK covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Charles is working for a rear naked choke. BK is not defending it well and Charles has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! BK refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of BK's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeramy Charles!