PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Jogues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosas Muy Malas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Jogues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jogues
vs
Muy Malas

176 cm
22
184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Jogues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cosas Muy Malas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jogues misses with a combination

and Muy Malas counters with a shoot takedown. Jogues fights it but they end up in guard.
Muy Malas wants to control from the top but Jogues keeps moving.
Jogues looking to control.
Jogues might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jogues avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muy Malas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jogues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muy Malas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muy Malas throws and elbow that misses. Jogues uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muy Malas's guard. Nice move by Jogues!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jogues being controlled here momentarily.
Muy Malas keeping moving, preventing Jogues from controlling successfully.
Muy Malas pulls Jogues in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jogues connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muy Malas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jogues falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muy Malas counters with a single leg into guard. Jogues didn't expect that.
Muy Malas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muy Malas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muy Malas looking to sit in guard and control but Jogues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jogues pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muy Malas is keeping the position for now.
Muy Malas is pulling down on Jogues's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muy Malas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Muy Malas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muy Malas is controlling Jogues's posture.
Jogues stopping the sweep attempt from Muy Malas.
Muy Malas has Jogues pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muy Malas keeping full guard, as Jogues tries to pass.
Muy Malas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muy Malas pulls Jogues in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cosas Muy Malas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice uppercut there from Jogues.
Jogues misses the body punch
and Muy Malas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muy Malas shoots in looking for a takedown. Jogues tries to sprawl out of it but Muy Malas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jogues manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jogues misses with an uppercut
and Muy Malas counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosas Muy Malas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Muy Malas tries to close the distance and clinch but Jogues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muy Malas blocks a leg kick.
Jogues slaps away a takedown attempt from Muy Malas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muy Malas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jogues lands a jab to Muy Malas's midsection.
Muy Malas is looking to clinch.
Muy Malas throws a body kick that misses.
Jogues misses with a combination
and Muy Malas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muy Malas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jogues takes a step back to recover.
Muy Malas throws a leg kick
and Jogues makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Muy Malas with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jogues. Muy Malas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jogues misses with a combination

so Muy Malas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogues keeping moving, preventing Muy Malas from controlling successfully.
Muy Malas throws a strike but Jogues rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Muy Malas has control of Jogues's left arm, preventing Jogues from doing any damage.
Jogues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Muy Malas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.

Muy Malas looking for a guillotine here but Jogues defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muy Malas trying to control the position here.
Muy Malas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muy Malas has his foot on Jogues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jogues works his way back into a safe position though.
Jogues preventing the sweep.
Muy Malas pulls Jogues in to control the position.
Muy Malas keeping full guard, as Jogues tries to pass.
Muy Malas trying to control the position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muy Malas. Jogues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muy Malas with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four 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.
Muy Malas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muy Malas has his takedown stuffed
and Jogues counters with a left to the body.
Isaac Jogues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cosas Muy Malas.
Jogues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jogues rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Muy Malas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jogues!
Jogues is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Muy Malas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jogues wants to hold on but Muy Malas pushes him away.
Muy Malas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muy Malas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosas Muy Malas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Muy Malas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jogues swings widly with a right hand
and Muy Malas counters with a body kick that stops Jogues in his tracks momentarily.
Jogues throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Muy Malas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Muy Malas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muy Malas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muy Malas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muy Malas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muy Malas is looking to work some ground and pound but Jogues has wrist control.
Muy Malas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muy Malas thows a big elbow that misses.
Muy Malas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jogues's head.
Muy Malas tries to free his leg and advance position but Jogues is retaining full guard.

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.
Jogues keeping moving, preventing Muy Malas from controlling successfully.
Muy Malas 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cosas Muy Malas was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Muy Malas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jogues napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Muy Malas working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muy Malas working the ground and pound but Jogues is defending the strikes.
Muy Malas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Muy Malas in side control, throwing shots but Jogues defends.
Muy Malas is putting a hurting on Jogues here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jogues parries the strikes from Muy Malas easily there. Muy Malas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jogues to escape.
Muy Malas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Muy Malas scoring with punches and elbows.
Muy Malas wants to control but Jogues is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jogues regains half guard, as Muy Malas was trying to land strikes.
Muy Malas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Isaac Jogues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Muy Malas is looking for a kimura but Jogues is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muy Malas to get the leverage.
Muy Malas content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosas Muy Malas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muy Malas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosas Muy Malas!