PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Underwood (ranked 2321 p4p, 4485 weight class) and Jahream Bula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Underwood
vs
Bula

185 cm
25
193
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jefferson Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jahream Bula!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bula gets tackled into the cage by Underwood. Underwood maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bula.
Bula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bula wants a takedown.
Bula jumps guard but Underwood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood misses with the head strike.
Underwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bula jumps guard but Underwood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jefferson Underwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jahream Bula.
Underwood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Underwood stops a takedown attempt from Bula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood misses with some punches.
Underwood working aggressively here.
Bula jumps guard but Underwood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Underwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bula backwards.
Bula tries to break free but Underwood pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bula is trying to break the clinch but Underwood has him pressed against the cage.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood working aggressively here.
Underwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bula tries for a takedown but Underwood manages to get underhooks.
Bula tries to break the clinch but Underwood is controlling the position.
Bula is trying to maintain a safe position but Underwood gets an underhook and turns Bula into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Underwood.
Underwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Underwood gets underhooks to prevent Bula's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Underwood.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Underwood lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Bula.
Bula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bula.
Underwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Underwood prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bula.
Underwood scores with a shot to the side of Bula's head.
Underwood misses with some punches.
Underwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Underwood.
Bula looks winded!
Bula blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Underwood.

Bula is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bula is still on wobbly legs! Can Underwood finish him?
Bula blocks an uppercut.
Bula blocking some punches.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Underwood working aggressively here.
Bula seems to have recovered his senses.
Bula blocks an uppercut.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Underwood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Underwood lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Underwood.
Underwood lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bula to his knees! Underwood keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Underwood!
The defeated Jahream Bula had this to say: 'I’ll be back'.