PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Jared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Gustavo Junior has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Junior
vs
Jared

184 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmad Jared!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Junior closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jared looks winded!
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jared does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junior trying to control the pace.
Junior'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.
Junior works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Junior is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jared can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jared is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jared is looking to improve his position but Junior isn't that keen on the idea.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jared is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Junior throwing strikes here but Jared is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Junior misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Junior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Junior 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.
Jared is trying to escape the mount.
Junior throws some wild stikes that Jared manages to avoid easily.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jared can do anything to dispel that myth.

Junior jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jared manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Junior trying to control the action but Jared is working from the bottom.
Jared tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Junior looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jared is avoiding damage well.
Jared looks to move to half guard but instead Junior has passed into mount! Damn!

Junior with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Junior throws some wild stikes that Jared manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but Jared is having none of it.
Junior content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jared blocking the ground and pound.
Junior looking to control but Jared is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jared holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Junior tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Junior looking to ground and pound but Jared is blocking nicely.
Junior lands with some strikes.

Junior has control of Jared's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jared regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jared really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Junior controlling from the full mount.
Junior trying to control but Jared is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jared tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Junior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Junior fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jared to the ground. Junior is now in Jared's guard.
Gustavo Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior wants to control from the top but Jared keeps moving.
Jared preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Junior controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jared has an active guard here but Junior has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jared's head.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jared can do to turn this around?
Jared is breathing heavily.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Jared is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Junior in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jared has a hand on Junior's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Junior takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Jared that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jared is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Junior looking to finish Jared with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jared!
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Junior prevents Jared from getting the reversal.
Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Junior throwing strikes here but Jared is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to control the pace but Jared is squirming around nicely.
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Junior.
Junior thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior wants to control the pace but Jared is squirming around nicely.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jared because Junior loaded up on that one.
Junior scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

Junior looking for a guillotine from mount but Jared is having none of it.
Junior controlling his opponent.
Jared in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Junior misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Junior controlling from mount.
Jared working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior controlling his opponent.
Jared takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Junior throws some wild stikes that Jared manages to avoid easily.
Junior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Junior landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.

Junior working for a guillotine from mount but Jared is in no mood to give up.
Jared swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Junior dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Junior darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Jared looking for submissions off his back.
Junior trying to control from half guard but Jared is working away.
Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Junior passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jared!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jared takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junior looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jared really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior thowing shots but they're missing.
Jared blocking the ground and pound.
Junior controlling his opponent.
Jared is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Junior looking to finish with strikes here!
Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior controlling from the full mount.
Junior unloads with some shots from mount but Jared bucks and avoids them well.
Jared is looking to get to half guard.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jared is desperately trying to improve his position but Junior has a good base and remains in mount.
Junior misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jared is squirming around, avoiding Junior's attempts to control the action.
Junior controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to control the pace but Jared is squirming around nicely.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Junior working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jared is in a horrible position here. Junior smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Junior looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Junior working for a guillotine from mount but Jared is in no mood to give up.
Jared tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Junior is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jared can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ahmad Jared has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jared throwing hammer fists to the chest of Junior. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Junior!
Gustavo Junior seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.