PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Covigten (ranked 5195 p4p, 4400 weight class) and Augusto Jufre (ranked 480 p4p, 450 weight class). Jufre has chosen Latinoamérica as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Covigten
vs
Jufre

180 cm
18
175
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Covigten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Jufre!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covigten tries to clinch there but Jufre circles away.
Jufre shapes to counter with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Jufre. Beautiful body shot.
Covigten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jufre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Covigten.
Jufre lands a high kick!
Covigten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jufre swats away the attempt to clinch by Covigten.
Jufre tries a quick counter leg kick but Covigten is wise to it.
Covigten throws a head kick but Jufre moves out of range.
Jufre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Colby Covigten has been cut.
Jufre dodges the punch combination from Covigten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covigten tries to score with a low kick but Jufre moves his leg out of the way.

Jufre darts in and clinches Covigten up against the ropes.

Jufre manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Covigten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Covigten misses with an uppercut.
Covigten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jufre rushes Covigten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Covigten is trying to break the clinch but Jufre is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Covigten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Covigten is trying to push Jufre away but Jufre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Covigten working hard to break the clinch.
Jufre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jufre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Covigten gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jufre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jufre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Covigten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jufre prevents Covigten from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jufre wants to control from the top but Covigten keeps moving.
Jufre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jufre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Covigten looks to score with a jab to the body but Jufre is just out of range.
Covigten takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Covigten. Those never looked like landing.
Covigten throws an overhand right that lands on Jufre's shoulder, as Jufre tries to avoid the shot.
Jufre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Covigten.

Jufre closes the distance and clinches.

Jufre manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Covigten misses.
Covigten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jufre moves into the clinch.
Jufre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Covigten's defenses.
Covigten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Covigten is looking to break free of the clinch but Jufre has double underhooks.

Jufre breaks the clinch.
Covigten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jufre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jufre has Covigten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Covigten is trying to force a seperation but Jufre has the dominant position.

Jufre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jufre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jufre pulls guard effortlessly.
Covigten trying to control the position from guard on top but Jufre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jufre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Covigten throws a big elbow that misses.
Jufre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Covigten.
Covigten looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jufre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Covigten stands up over Jufre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Covigten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jufre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jufre has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Covigten 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 Jufre.
Covigten is looking to take a break and control but Jufre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Covigten grinds an elbow into Jufre's temple.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Covigten is putting a hurting on Jufre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Covigten sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jufre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Covigten working away.
Jufre tries to escape but Covigten is in control.
Covigten wants to control but Jufre is keeping him busy.
Covigten 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.
Jufre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Covigten are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Covigten throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Covigten trying to control the position but Jufre is working away.
Covigten throwing strikes but Jufre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Covigten is being controlled here.
Covigten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Covigten tries to get out of the position.

Jufre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Covigten is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Covigten is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jufre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Covigten's face as Jufre controls the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jufre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Covigten keeps working.
Jufre tries to advance to mount but Covigten instead regains half guard.

Jufre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Covigten is just riding it out for now. Jufre eventually gives up the hold.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jufre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Covigten.
Covigten is trying to stand back up but Jufre is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Covigten manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jufre keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Covigten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Jufre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Covigten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Covigten misses with a wild combination.

Covigten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jufre, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jufre is trying to maintain a safe position but Covigten gets an underhook and turns Jufre into the ropes.
Covigten has a couple of punches blocked by Jufre.
Jufre takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Augusto Jufre has been cut.
Covigten misses with a knee strike.
Covigten is looking to break free of the clinch but Jufre has double underhooks.
Covigten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Covigten tries to stall but Jufre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Covigten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Covigten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jufre avoids the damage to the body.

Jufre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto Jufre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Covigten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jufre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Covigten misses its intended target.
Jufre steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Covigten.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jufre clinches up with Covigten and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jufre wants to stall.
Covigten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Covigten prevents the takedown attempt.

Jufre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Covigten uses from the top position.
Covigten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Covigten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jufre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Covigten is controlling him.
Jufre is trying to control the position but Covigten postures up.
Covigten throwing strikes but missing.
Covigten with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covigten loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Covigten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Covigten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Covigten postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Covigten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colby Covigten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Covigten looks to throw the jab but Jufre is out of range.
Jufre tries to clinch up.
Covigten misses with a two punch combination.

Jufre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jufre showed some decent athleticism there.

Covigten has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jufre is on him like a limpet, forcing Covigten back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jufre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jufre wants to clinch.
It looked like Covigten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Covigten misses with a hook. Jufre ducked under it nicely.
Covigten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Covigten stuffs the takedown.
Jufre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jufre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Covigten fails to land with a series of punches.
Jufre avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jufre slips a straight right by Covigten.
Jufre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Covigten.
Covigten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jufre throws a nice head kick!
Covigten throws a combination that misses
and Jufre counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Covigten wants to land a leg kick but Jufre is out of range.

Covigten has closed the distance and engaged Jufre in a clinch.
Jufre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Covigten walks away with a smile on his face. Jufre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Colby Covigten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Jufre.
Jufre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Covigten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Covigten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Colby Covigten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Covigten throws the kick towards the body but Jufre avoids it.
Jufre scores with a three punch combo!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Covigten throws a series of punches but Jufre moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Covigten.
Covigten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Jufre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jufre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Covigten misses with the combination.
Covigten moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJufre.
No joy there for Covigten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jufre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Covigten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Covigten is trying to break free.
Jufre looking to slow down the pace here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Covigten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Covigten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Jufre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Covigten misses with a double jab
and Jufre counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covigten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jufre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Jufre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jufre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Covigten bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Jufre rushes Covigten and presses him up against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Covigten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jufre is keeping busy.
Covigten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Covigten tries to break the clinch but Jufre is controlling the position.
Covigten can't break the clinch.
Covigten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jufre avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jufre.
Jufre goes for a takedown attempt but Covigten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jufre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Covigten's guard.
Jufre wants to stand but Covigten is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Covigten is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Covigten wriggles free and stands up.
Covigten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Covigten misses with a two punch combination.
Jufre tries to counter by closing the distance.
Covigten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jufre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Covigten fails to land with a series of punches.
Covigten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jufre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Covigten throws a right hand that Jufre ducks under and follows up with a left that Jufre also avoids with ease.
Jufre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Covigten misses with a head kick.
Jufre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Covigten avoids it really well and circles away.

Jufre moves into the clinch.

Covigten has picked Jufre up - he's going for a ride! Covigten dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jufre is looking to get back to is feet but Covigten passes into side control.
Colby Covigten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augusto Jufre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jufre can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Covigten showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 19:19
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 19:19
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!