PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deon Jeffries (ranked 3834 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Rafael Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren has chosen Yeah! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jeffries
vs
Darren

188 cm
24
191
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
185
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deon Jeffries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Darren!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Darren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jeffries sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darren somewhat.
Darren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jeffries bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Darren can't do much from the bottom here.
Jeffries scores with punches from side control.
An elbow from Jeffries crashes against the mat.
Jeffries landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Darren can't do much from the bottom here.
Darren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeffries lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jeffries wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Jeffries's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jeffries lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeffries takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeffries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jeffries winds up and cracks Darren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jeffries is nestled in close to Darren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Darren looks winded!
Jeffries landing with the ground and pound.
Jeffries postures up and lands a big shot to Darren's brow.

Darren is rocked!
Jeffries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeffries lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeffries postures up in Darren's guard and throws a big left but Darren blocks it.
Jeffries content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeffries is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeffries lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darren can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jeffries gets to his feet. Darren looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rafael Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jeffries moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jeffries wants the takedown. Darren is fighting it off but Jeffries persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Darren's guard against the cage.
Jeffries scoring with some ground and pound.
Jeffries is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jeffries makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jeffries stands up over Darren, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeffries working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries lands a couple of digs.
Jeffries wants to control from the top but Darren keeps moving.
Jeffries distracts Darren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jeffries slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Jeffries stands and steps away. Darren gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jeffries fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Darren. No joy for Jeffries on that attempt.
Jeffries fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries shoots for a double leg takedown but Darren sprawls well. He's pushed Jeffries's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darren throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darren throws the left hand but Jeffries avoids the punch easily.

Jeffries shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darren's guard.

Darren is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeffries's elbow.

Jeffries tightens his grip and picks Darren up, before dumping him to the ground. Darren manages to land in guard.

Darren has his feet on Jeffries's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jeffries dives in for a single leg takedown but Darren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right from Jeffries.
Jeffries tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jeffries gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Darren makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Jeffries dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darren lands with a kick to the temple. Jeffries shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darren looks for the body kick but Jeffries saw that one coming.
Jeffries fails with a takedown attempt.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Jeffries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jeffries has managed to clinch.

Jeffries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jeffries backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Darren. Beautiful body shot.

Jeffries gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeffries throws a strike aimed at the side of Darren's head but Darren avoids it well.
Jeffries scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darren is trying to control Jeffries's posture but Jeffries avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries cracks Darren with a big elbow.
Darren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jeffries wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darren keeps working.
Darren tries to buck Jeffries off but Jeffries is having none of it.
Jeffries cracks Darren with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jeffries is working Darren over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jeffries works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jeffries working away.
Darren takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jeffries has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jeffries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darren can do to turn this around?
Jeffries is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeffries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Jeffries backs off Darren throws a huge counter combo but Jeffries manages to avoid it all.
Darren throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeffries misses the target.
Darren dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeffries sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jeffries throws a head kick that misses.
Darren throws a head kick but Jeffries moves out of range.
Darren fakes the leg kick and cracks Jeffries in the body.

Jeffries clinches.

Jeffries has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Darren is trying to keep an underhook but Jeffries manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Darren makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jeffries is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a double jab.
Jeffries shoots in looking for a takedown but Darren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeffries's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Jeffries moves into the clinch.
Jeffries controlling the action here for a moment.
Jeffries has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jeffries has Darren pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jeffries pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Darren tumbling to the mat - Jeffries dives into Darren's guard.

Darren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeffries gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darren's head.
Darren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jeffries with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeffries content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeffries scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Darren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Darren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jeffries doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jeffries manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jeffries sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rafael Darren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jeffries closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darren to the mat! Darren manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jeffries's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jeffries stands up over Darren, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeffries with a nice head shot there.
Jeffries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darren looking to control but Jeffries passes into half guard.
Jeffries is nestled in close to Darren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeffries thows a huge punch but Darren dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren is trying to maintain the position but Jeffries is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeffries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries is nestled in close to Darren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeffries slips a nice elbow through Darren's hands, connecting with Darren's forehead.
Deon Jeffries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeffries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Darren taking some punishment here, with Jeffries in his half guard.
Jeffries stops Darren from getting back to his feet.
Darren trying to control from the bottom.
Jeffries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jeffries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jeffries takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeffries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries slips a nice elbow through Darren's hands, connecting with Darren's forehead.
Jeffries is looking to advance position but Darren won't allow it.
Darren wants to get back to full guard but Jeffries has passed into side control.
Jeffries is working Darren over with some ground and pound from side control.
Darren taking a bit of punishment here - Jeffries scoring with strikes.
Darren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jeffries scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jeffries decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Jeffries looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darren!

Darren throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jeffries wants to clinch up but Darren keeps it at a distance.
Jeffries lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Darren.
Jeffries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Deon Jeffries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jeffries shoots in looking for a takedown. Darren tries to sprawl out of it but Jeffries keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeffries shoots in for a takedown but Darren shows good takedown defense.
Darren scores with a push kick.
Darren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeffries is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jeffries counters with a straight right hand.
Darren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darren counters with a three punch combo that has Jeffries backing up. Jeffries nods at Darren to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deon Jeffries showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jeffries 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deon Jeffries!
Post fight, Deon Jeffries took to the microphone: 'The best is here, death is near.'.