PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loc Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Jefferson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jefferson
vs
Dog

185 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Jefferson!
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, Loc Dog!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jefferson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dog is looking to stand up but Jefferson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jefferson wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Dog is looking to stand up but Jefferson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jefferson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jefferson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jefferson is controlling him.
Dog keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Dog. No joy for Jefferson on that attempt.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

A jab-cross combination lands for Dog and sends Jefferson crashing to the mat! Dog follows him down to the mat - Jefferson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Jonny Jefferson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dog tries to stand but Jefferson is controlling from the bottom.

Dog stands up and waves to Jefferson to follow him.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Jefferson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dog to the mat! Dog manages to get full guard.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dog kicks Jefferson off and gets to his feet.
Loc Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog tries to bum rush Jefferson with a series of wild strikes but Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a two punch combo.
Loc Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog throws a right hand that Jefferson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jefferson also avoids with ease.
Jefferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog swinging wildly here.
Jefferson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dog's waist but Dog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jefferson off to one side.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jefferson takes one on the button.
Jefferson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jefferson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jefferson dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jefferson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog looks to land a combination but Jefferson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loc Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Jefferson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dog throws a right and a left that Jefferson avoids nicely.
Jefferson dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Jefferson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dog throws a series of strikes that have Jefferson backpedaling.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dog throws a right and a left that Jefferson avoids nicely.
Jefferson dives in and grabs Dog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes down on Jefferson's head and hops out.
Jonny Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jefferson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dog's guard.
Jefferson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dog has wrist control.
Dog wants to stand but Jefferson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to stand but Jefferson is controlling the position.
Dog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jefferson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jefferson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jefferson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jefferson's head.
A right-left combo lands from Dog.
Dog scores with a nice head shot.
Dog stuffs the takedown.
Jefferson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
Jefferson slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jefferson.

Dog gets caught flat footed, as Jefferson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jefferson is controlling him.
Jefferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jefferson dives into side control.
Jefferson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dog is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson working the ground and pound from side control.
Dog is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jefferson is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jefferson.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jefferson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jefferson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jefferson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dog is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jefferson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dog wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jefferson unloading with bombs!
Jefferson cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Jefferson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Jefferson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Dog as Jefferson shoots in.
Dog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Dog misses.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jefferson slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Jefferson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog tries to kick Jefferson off but Jefferson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jefferson winds up and cracks Dog with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Jefferson is trying to work for a kimura but Dog is defending well.
Dog wants to get back to his feet.
Jefferson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dog is in a horrible position here. Jefferson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jefferson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dog hang on?
Jefferson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dog can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jefferson 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.
A nice elbow there by Jefferson.
Jefferson unloading with bombs!
Jefferson scoring with strikes but Dog is staying in there.
Jefferson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dog looks a forlorn figure.
Jefferson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson trying to control but Dog is having none of it.
Dog wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jefferson with a couple of short strikes.
Jefferson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jefferson with good strikes from the mount here!
Dog is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Jefferson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dog manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jefferson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dog is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jefferson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dog avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dog down.
Jefferson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jefferson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Jefferson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jefferson 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Jefferson!