PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deon Jeffries (ranked 3825 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Brandon Spears (ranked 410 p4p, 379 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Deon Jeffries has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Deon Jeffries seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jeffries
vs
Spears

188 cm
25
191
5 - 6 - 0

179 cm
19
190
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 5 - 6 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears lands a slapping body shot.
Spears misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Spears finds it's way through Jeffries's defenses.
Spears uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spears jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Spears has closed the distance and engaged Jeffries in a clinch.
Jeffries can't get the takedown.
Jeffries has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spears lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jeffries is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.
Spears lands an elbow just above Jeffries 's eye.

It looks like Deon Jeffries has been cut.
Spears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffries's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spears pulls his leg out and moves away.

Jeffries shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spears is trying to defend but Jeffries finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jeffries stops Spears from getting back to his feet.
Spears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeffries. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears trying to hold on to Jeffries's head to control him but Jeffries postures up.
Jeffries is trying to control the action in half guard but Spears is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeffries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spears is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spears can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jeffries lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spears is looking to get back to full guard here but Jeffries has managed to pass to side control instead.
Spears is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spears dodges the ground and pound from Jeffries.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jeffries are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spears wants to get back to his feet.
Spears is not content to let Jeffries control the position.
Spears takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jeffries is putting a hurting on Spears here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spears struggling a bit here.
Spears tries to escape but Jeffries is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to buck Jeffries off but Jeffries is having none of it.
Jeffries cracks Spears with a big elbow.
Jeffries throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jeffries connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spears some visible discomfort.
Spears is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Jeffries decides to stand back up.

Jeffries clinches.
Spears lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spears gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jeffries.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spears has Jeffries pressed against the cage, preventing Jeffries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spears blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spears has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Spears to work.
Spears lands a body punch.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears has him pressed against the cage.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jeffries can't break the clinch.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears is controlling him.
Jeffries is working for takedown but Spears is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spears.

Deon Jeffries's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeffries takes an elbow to the temple.
Spears working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spears is working Jeffries over against the cage.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
Jeffries working hard to break the clinch.
Spears lands an elbow inside that Jeffries shrugs off.
Jeffries has Spears pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spears manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Spears.

Jeez, Deon Jeffries's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spears lands an elbow inside that Jeffries shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Jeffries's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeffries with a lazy takedown attempt

and Spears counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears is controlling him.
Spears prevents Jeffries from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spears.
Jeffries letting Spears take a breather here.
Jeffries drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spears pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeffries doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Spears has Jeffries up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffries's defenses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Spears!
Brandon Spears was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Deon Jeffries was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ll be back better stronger and faster you bastards.'.