PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordy Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho comes to the cage accompanied by You Dont Know - 50 Cent. Jefferson has chosen Know your enemy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mucho
vs
Jefferson

180 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordy Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Mucho swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Mucho misses with an uppercut.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mucho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mucho scores with a decent looking hook.
Jefferson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Jefferson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mucho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mucho looking to control but Jefferson passes into half guard.
Mucho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mucho is looking for a triangle but Jefferson pushes his legs off easily.
Jefferson wants to stand but Mucho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mucho wants to stand up but Jefferson is controlling him.
Jefferson tries to stand but Mucho is controlling from the bottom.
Jefferson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mucho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mucho wants to sweep here but Jefferson controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mucho scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mucho checks the leg kick.
Jefferson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mucho throws out the jab.
Jefferson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mucho circles away quickly and effectively.
Mucho misses with a combination
and Jefferson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mucho circles away.
Jefferson misses with a double jab
and Mucho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick.
Jefferson lands with a good body shot.
Mucho misses with a hook.
Jefferson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mucho doesn't seem bothered though.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Mucho throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho shoots in for a takedown but Jefferson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mucho misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Jefferson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Mucho pushes him off.
Mucho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
Mucho missing with a left hand there. Jefferson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mucho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jefferson counters with a series of strikes. Mucho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jefferson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mucho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jefferson counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordy Jefferson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jefferson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mucho is fending him off so far but Jefferson persists. Nope, Mucho circles away and we're back to standing.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mucho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mucho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jefferson.
Mucho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mucho stuffs the takedown attempt from Jefferson. Jefferson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefferson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mucho counters with a big head kick but Jefferson shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Jefferson both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Jefferson does no damage.
Mucho scores with a nice right hand.
Mucho swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a combination that misses
and Mucho counters with a series of strikes. Jefferson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jefferson misses with a takedown attempt
and Mucho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grande Mucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordy Jefferson.
A combination from Jefferson does no damage.
Mucho swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Mucho has his takedown stuffed
and Jefferson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mucho thinking.
Jefferson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mucho rather than just go for the knockout.
Mucho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Mucho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jefferson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jefferson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mucho lands a glancing blow to the side of Jefferson's head.
Jefferson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jefferson looks to land a combination. Mucho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mucho shoots for a takedown but Jefferson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mucho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jefferson misses with a double jab
and Mucho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Jefferson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mucho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mucho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefferson is fending him off so far but Mucho persists. Nope, Jefferson circles away and we're back to standing.
Grande Mucho is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho swinging wildly here.
Mucho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Jefferson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mucho.
Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mucho.

Jefferson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grande Mucho dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jefferson stuffs the takedown.
Mucho misses with a low kick.
Mucho is looking to chop away at Jefferson's legs.

Jefferson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jefferson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mucho keeps working.
Mucho is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mucho regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucho keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.
Mucho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jefferson is one step ahead there.
Mucho controls Jefferson momentarily but Jefferson frees himself.
Jefferson tries to stand but Mucho is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mucho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mucho, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Mucho is avoiding it.
Mucho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the body
and Mucho counters with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mucho.
Mucho throws a series of punches but Jefferson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jefferson moves out of range as Mucho throws a body kick.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Mucho moves away
and Mucho counters with a left to the body.
Jefferson lands with a nice combination. Mucho backs away looking to recover.
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jefferson looks to land a combination. Mucho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jefferson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mucho manages to avoid it.
Jefferson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mucho defends it nicely.
Mucho avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson has his takedown stuffed
and Mucho counters with a right hand to the body.
Gordy Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mucho throws a nice looking combination but Jefferson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mucho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jefferson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mucho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grande Mucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordy Jefferson.
Jefferson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mucho defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grande Mucho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mucho 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grande Mucho!