PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsta Jankens (ranked 3217 p4p, 6146 weight class) and Troy Fereirra (ranked 115 p4p, 191 weight class). Jankens's entrance music is Spacelord by Monster Magnet. A fine choice. Troy Fereirra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jankens
vs
Fereirra

189 cm
26
300
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
25
300
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Monsta Jankens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Fereirra!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fereirra gets the takedown into side control.
Jankens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jankens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fereirra.
You can see the frustration on Jankens's face as Fereirra controls the position.
Jankens tries to buck Fereirra off but Fereirra is having none of it.
Fereirra takes a little break here. Jankens wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fereirra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fereirra content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens tries to improve position but can't.
Fereirra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jankens struggling a bit here.
Fereirra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fereirra landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Fereirra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fereirra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fereirra controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fereirra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jankens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fereirra fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fereirra in side control, throwing shots but Jankens defends.
Jankens seems a little lost for a moment, as Fereirra dominates the positioning.
Fereirra wants to stand but Jankens has his arm trapped.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fereirra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Troy Fereirra has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Jankens.
Decent striking displayed by Jankens there.
Monsta Jankens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankens connects with a jab.

Fereirra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jankens to the ground. Fereirra is now in Jankens's guard.
Jankens trying to control the position.
Jankens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jankens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fereirra.
Fereirra wanted to stand there but Jankens had control of the position.
Jankens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fereirra controls the pace.

Jankens looking for a guillotine here but Fereirra defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fereirra slips nicely into half guard.

Jankens is defending against the submission attempts here by Fereirra.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankens tries to get to full guard but Fereirra has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Fereirra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Fereirra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fereirra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fereirra wants to stand up but Jankens has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jankens manages to get to full guard.
Fereirra postures up in Jankens's guard and throws a big left but Jankens blocks it.
Fereirra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fereirra sitting in guard here, content to control.

Jankens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fereirra defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fereirra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jankens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fereirra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fereirra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.
Fereirra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jankens circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Jankens misses.
A cross from Jankens lands.
Jankens's corner calls for a 1-2. Jankens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jankens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fereirra ducks under a wild hook from Jankens.
Jankens misses with a lunging right hand

and Fereirra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fereirra.
Jankens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fereirra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fereirra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jankens is proving hard to escape from.
Fereirra looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fereirra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fereirra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fereirra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankens is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jankens misses with a hook. Fereirra ducked under it nicely.

Fereirra clinches up with Jankens and pushes him back against the cage.
Jankens wants to stall.

Fereirra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jankens throws a lazy right hand but Fereirra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Fereirra closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens throws a head punch that misses.
Jankens misses with some punches.
Jankens has had enough of the clinch but Fereirra keeps him there for the moment.

Fereirra has picked Jankens up - he's going for a ride! Fereirra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fereirra not doing much here.
Fereirra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jankens!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fereirra punching from mount but Jankens doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Fereirra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Fereirra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fereirra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fereirra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fereirra tries to stand but Jankens is controlling from the bottom.
Fereirra throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jankens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fereirra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jankens's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fereirra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jankens is trying desperately to improve position.

Fereirra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fereirra 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.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
Monsta Jankens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jankens tries to reverse the position but Fereirra maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
Fereirra throwing strikes here but Jankens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fereirra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fereirra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fereirra controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Fereirra thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Fereirra moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jankens has worked his arm free - good work by Jankens!

Fereirra decides to stand back up. Fereirra steps back and let's Jankens get back to his feet.
Jankens connects with a looping right hand.
Jankens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fereirra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jankens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fereirra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jankens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fereirra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jankens.
Fereirra controlling from side mount.
Fereirra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankens tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Fereirra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fereirra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Fereirra!