PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Lloyd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lloyd
vs
Protacio Jawo

176 cm
22
171 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Rusty Cage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jawo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jawo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Jawo preventing the sweep.

Lloyd working for a triangle but Jawo defends it easily.
Jawo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jawo works over Lloyd with some ground and pound from guard.

Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lloyd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jawo.
Jawo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jawo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lloyd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jawo stays in close to Lloyd's body and controls the position.
Lloyd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lloyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jawo on the ground.
Jawo is squirming around, avoiding Lloyd's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lloyd is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jawo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jawo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lloyd looking for a guillotine here but Jawo defends easily.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Lloyd keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jawo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jawo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jawo won't allow Lloyd to sweep him here.
Jawo trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Jawo pushes down on Lloyd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jawo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lloyd has hold of Jawo's hands but Jawo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lloyd tries to get to full guard but Jawo has control of the leg.
Jawo trying to control from half guard but Lloyd is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jawo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Jawo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lloyd's head.
Jawo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jawo trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Jawo landing some decent shots from guard.
Lloyd trying to keep a closed guard but Jawo is proving a slippery customer.
Jawo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jawo chips away with some ground and pound.

Lloyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lloyd working for a triangle but Jawo defends it easily.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.

Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jawo stands up over Lloyd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jawo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Lloyd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jawo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lloyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jawo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jawo.
Jawo controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jawo has his takedown stuffed

and Lloyd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jawo's guard now.
Jawo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lloyd!
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Jawo has a good base and remains in mount.
Jawo avoids the attempt from Lloyd to control.
BOOM! Jawo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lloyd is squirming around, avoiding Jawo's attempts to control the action.
Jawo landing strikes from the mount.
Lloyd taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jawo with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lloyd is looking to escape.
Lloyd tries to reverse the position but Jawo maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Jawo.
Jawo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lloyd is looking to get to half guard.
Jawo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jawo with shots to the head and body - Lloyd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jawo landing strikes from the mount.
Lloyd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jawo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jawo landing strikes from the mount.
Jawo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to hold on but Jawo pushes him away.
Jawo working Lloyd over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jawo landing strikes from the mount.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Jawo pushes him away.
Jawo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lloyd taking shots to the head.

Jawo looking for a guillotine from mount but Lloyd is having none of it.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Jawo pushes him away.
Lloyd can't escape the position.
Jawo avoids the attempt from Lloyd to control.
Jawo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to control but Jawo is having none of it.
Jawo content just to control the position here.
Lloyd wants to control but Jawo is having none of it.
Jawo with good strikes from the mount here!
Jawo lands a big elbow.
Jawo prevents Lloyd from getting the reversal.
Lloyd is in a horrible position here. Jawo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jawo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lloyd hang on?
Jose Protacio Jawo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo landing strikes from the mount and Lloyd is in trouble!
Lloyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jawo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lloyd's face.
Jawo lands a big elbow.

Jawo looking for a guillotine from mount but Lloyd is having none of it.

Jawo working for a submission but Lloyd is keeping him at bay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jawo.
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jawo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lloyd is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jawo connects with a decent elbow.
Jawo trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away.
Jawo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lloyd is not content to let Jawo control the position.
Jawo grinds an elbow into Lloyd's temple.
Jawo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jawo is putting a hurting on Lloyd here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lloyd can't do much from the bottom here.

Jawo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lloyd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jawo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lloyd keeps working.
Jawo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jose Protacio Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo happy to just control the position for now.
Lloyd tries to bench press Jawo off him but Jawo keeps the position.
Lloyd trying to remain calm as Jawo controls from the top position.
Lloyd tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lloyd tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face as Jawo controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is looking to regain half guard here but Jawo keeps moving and retains side control.
Jawo taking a breather here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jose Protacio Jawo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jawo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lloyd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jawo 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.
Lloyd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jawo manages to get himself to full guard.
Jawo keeping moving, preventing Lloyd from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to sweep but no luck.
Jawo has control of Lloyd's left arm, preventing Lloyd from doing any damage.
Lloyd wants to stand and escape but instead Jawo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jawo preventing the sweep.
Freddy Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jawo 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jawo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!