PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ebert (ranked 2837 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Keaton Vega (ranked 70 p4p, 69 weight class). Keaton Vega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Ebert's chin.

Ebert
vs
Vega

191 cm
22
250
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
248
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vega flicks out a counter leg kick but Ebert steps away.
Ebert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vega as he avoids it easily.
Ebert has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Ebert. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ebert decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vega wants to improve his position but Ebert is controlling well.

Ebert seems to be working for a kimura but Vega defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega is looking for a sweep. Ebert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ebert pulls his head out easily.

Ebert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ebert.
Vega wants to get back to full guard.
Ebert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ebert seems to be working for a kimura but Vega defends the submission attempt.
Vega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ebert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vega is looking to improve his position.
Vega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ebert postures up.
Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ebert is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ebert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ebert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ebert chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ebert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vega controlling Ebert's posture.
Ebert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vega looking to control.
Ebert is looking to work some ground and pound but Vega has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert throws a big right hand that misses.
Ebert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vega holds on and takes a little breather.
Ebert won't allow Vega to sweep him here.
Vega controls Ebert momentarily but Ebert frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ebert blocks the body kick.
Vega connects with a body shot.
Ebert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vega stuffs the takedown.
Vega misses with a low kick.
Ebert throws out a powerful jab.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
Ebert scores with the left hand. Vega knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ebert.
Vega tries to counter with a clinch but Ebert shakes him off and moves away.
Ebert on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keaton Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ebert to score with a decent uppercut.

Ebert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega is trying to get back to half guard.

Ebert tries for a kimura but Vega is defending well.

Ebert working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ebert cracks Vega with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ebert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Ebert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ebert dives in for a single leg takedown but Vega sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ebert sets himself, and Vega steps forward looking for the clinch! Ebert avoids it this time.
Ebert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vega gets underhooks to prevent Ebert's takedown attempt.
Ebert struggles to land a body shot inside as Vega controls his hands.
Ebert lands with a right to the head.
Ebert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vega can do to turn this around?
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ebert is keeping busy.
Vega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ebert is defending well for now.
Vega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ebert.
Ebert swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Vega.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vega trying to land knees to the body.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Ebert controls his hands.
Vega comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebert avoids it.
Vega is pushing Ebert up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vega lands an elbow just above Ebert 's eye.
Ebert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Ebert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ebert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vega working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws an elbow that misses.
Ebert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebert avoids it.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
Ebert tries to score a body lock takedown but Vega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vega stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ebert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ebert blocks the elbow strike.
Ebert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vega is defending well.
Vega is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ebert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ebert is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Vega.
Ebert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Ebert avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Vega working Ebert over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ebert blocks a body shot from Vega.
Vega lands an elbow inside.

Jason Ebert's cut is getting worse.
Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
Vega unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Ebert avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vega.
Vega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
Vega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ebert tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Vega landing knees to the body.
Ebert prevents a body shot from Vega.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega misses with an elbow over the top.
Ebert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Ebert controls his hands.
Vega lands a damaging elbow.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
Vega taking a breather.
Vega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vega is struggling to control the position.
Vega scores a nice knee to the body.
Vega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ebert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vega lands an elbow just above Ebert 's eye.

Jason Ebert's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ebert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vega lands a damaging elbow.
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keaton Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert'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!

Ebert shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vega defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Vega.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Ebert.

Ebert closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vega's guard.
Ebert won't allow Vega to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega pulls Ebert in close to prevent any damage.
Ebert throws a big elbow that misses.
Vega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ebert.
Jason Ebert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ebert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ebert 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.
Vega pulls Ebert in close to prevent any damage.
Vega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ebert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ebert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ebert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vega is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vega slips a straight right by Ebert.
Vega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ebert.
Vega wants to counter with a clinch but Ebert pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert dives in for a single leg takedown but Vega sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ebert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ebert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Ebert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega.
Ebert can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Ebert avoiding damage as Vega throws knees to the body.
Vega trying to land knees to the body.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Ebert avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Good body shot from Vega.
Vega is pressed up against the cage. Ebert has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vega down to the mat. Vega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ebert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vega tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice takedown defense from Vega. No joy for Ebert on that attempt.
Ebert looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
Ebert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vega counters with a low kick, right behind Ebert 's knee.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ebert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ebert goes for a double leg but Vega avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vega continues to drive forward.
Vega wants to counter with a clinch but Ebert pushes him away.
Ebert avoiding damage as Vega throws knees to the body.
Ebert wants a takedown.
Ebert takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Ebert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keaton Vega!
A very excited looking Keaton Vega made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.