PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Beezlebub (ranked 5819 p4p, 527 weight class) and Jeffrey Jefferson (ranked 7844 p4p, 597 weight class). Jefferson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Head Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beezlebub
vs
Jefferson

182 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 Sydney, Boris Beezlebub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beezlebub scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson scores with a nice body kick.
Jefferson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Boris Beezlebub has been cut.

Jefferson has managed to clinch.

Jefferson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beezlebub takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beezlebub throws a series of punches but Jefferson avoids them all with ease.
Jefferson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beezlebub.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
Beezlebub lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jeffrey Jefferson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beezlebub fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beezlebub misses with a double jab.
Beezlebub tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boris Beezlebub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beezlebub connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beezlebub swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beezlebub lands with a nice combination. Jefferson backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Beezlebub does no damage.
Beezlebub misses with the combination.
Beezlebub showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jefferson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jefferson.
Beezlebub throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jefferson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beezlebub looks to land a combination but Jefferson avoids it well.
Jefferson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Beezlebub tries to keep at a distance but Jefferson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beezlebub.
Jefferson has Beezlebub pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beezlebub takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jefferson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beezlebub takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jefferson fakes the leg kick and cracks Beezlebub in the body.
Beezlebub misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Beezlebub finds it's target.
Beezlebub throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beezlebub misses with a double jab.

Jefferson instigates a clinch.
Beezlebub takes an elbow to the temple.
Beezlebub tries to circle away but Jefferson has him pinned against the cage.
Beezlebub looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Jefferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beezlebub throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jefferson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Beezlebub instigates a clinch.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Beezlebub is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Beezlebub breaks from the clinch.
Beezlebub throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jefferson feints a counter leg kick.
Nice jab there from Beezlebub.
Beezlebub lunges at Jefferson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jefferson's hand.
A head kick misses from Beezlebub.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boris Beezlebub will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beezlebub throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jefferson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beezlebub chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jefferson can pounce on him.
Beezlebub throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beezlebub avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Beezlebub throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Beezlebub - just one landing.

Jefferson darts in and clinches Beezlebub up against the cage.
Jefferson keeps control of Beezlebub as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jefferson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside.
We've been informed that Jefferson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beezlebub's face.

Boris Beezlebub's cut is getting worse.
Jefferson tries a knee to the head but Beezlebub blocks it.
Jefferson looking to throw knees to the head but Beezlebub is blocking nicely.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.
Jefferson misses with an elbow strike.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.
Jefferson misses with an elbow strike.

Jefferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beezlebub throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jefferson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beezlebub finds it's way round the side to connect with Jefferson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jefferson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boris Beezlebub is winning the standup battle so far.
Beezlebub tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beezlebub throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beezlebub throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jefferson.
A countering left hand to the body from Jefferson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson dodges the punch combination from Beezlebub.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beezlebub. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beezlebub scores with a head kick. Jefferson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Beezlebub has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jefferson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jefferson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub connects with a high kick.
Beezlebub looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Jefferson misses.
Beezlebub is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jefferson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beezlebub. That did some damage!
Beezlebub throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jefferson's head.
Jefferson throws a lazy uppercut

and Beezlebub counters with a crisp one two that drops Jefferson! Beezlebub thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jefferson to his feet! Jefferson is in big trouble!

Jefferson is rocked!
Beezlebub throws a shot from downtown. Jefferson moves away and avoids it.
Jefferson is still on wobbly legs! Can Beezlebub finish him?
Jefferson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beezlebub's calf.

Beezlebub has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jefferson seems to have recovered his senses.
Beezlebub can't break the clinch.

Jefferson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Beezlebub.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses the body punch
and Beezlebub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beezlebub.
Beezlebub went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Beezlebub fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jefferson! But no joy.
Jefferson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beezlebub rather than just go for the knockout.
Beezlebub throws a right and a left that Jefferson avoids nicely.
Jefferson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boris Beezlebub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beezlebub pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beezlebub throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jefferson counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beezlebub stuns Jefferson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beezlebub.
Beezlebub on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jefferson. Jefferson obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Beezlebub throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jefferson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jefferson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beezlebub scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Beezlebub will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Beezlebub scores with a decent looking hook.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beezlebub.
Beezlebub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jefferson. That's going to slow Beezlebub down.

Beezlebub has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jefferson misses with a knee to the head.

Jefferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Beezlebub misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beezlebub uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jefferson.
Beezlebub swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jefferson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beezlebub throws a front kick that sends Jefferson stumbling back into the cage.
Beezlebub lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jefferson circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jefferson! But no joy.
Beezlebub stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beezlebub lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Beezlebub throws a lazy uppercut
and Jefferson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beezlebub throws a jab when Jefferson was well out of range.
Jefferson scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jefferson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jefferson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beezlebub has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beezlebub can't break the clinch.
Jefferson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beezlebub's face.
Jeffrey Jefferson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jefferson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beezlebub is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.
Beezlebub tries to land knees in the clinch but Jefferson avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jefferson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Boris Beezlebub's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jefferson keeps control of Beezlebub as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beezlebub is looking to break free of the clinch but Jefferson has double underhooks.

Jefferson manages to break the clinch.
Beezlebub lands with an overhand left.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jefferson thinks about the counter body kick.
Beezlebub throws a lazy head kick
and Jefferson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Jefferson lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jefferson looks to land a body kick but Beezlebub moved away.
Beezlebub throws a big counter combination but Jefferson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jefferson darts in and clinches Beezlebub up against the cage.

Beezlebub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beezlebub lands a body shot.

Jefferson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jefferson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beezlebub throws a right hand that misses
and Jefferson counters with a good low kick that Beezlebub was not able to check.
Jeffrey Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Beezlebub is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson digs a good hook to Beezlebub's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beezlebub 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeffrey Jefferson!
An intense looking Jeffrey Jefferson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Welcome to the show. Next time you see me, tickets will cost more.'.