PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Justice
vs
Ewing

185 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Australian Xtreme - 159 Video Proof.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ewing to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice digs a good hook to Ewing's body.
Justice throws a right hand that Ewing ducks under and follows up with a left that Ewing also avoids with ease.
Justice throws a combination that misses
and Ewing counters with a two punch combo.
Ewing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice counters with a thumping low kick.
Ewing dodges the punch combination from Justice.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ewing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ewing throws a combination that misses

and Justice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice throwing shots but Ewing is blocking nicely.
Ewing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ewing throws his legs up looking for a submission but Justice uses it to pass to side control.
Justice tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ewing's legs.
Ewing takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ewing can't do much from the bottom here.
Ewing regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ewing gets back to full guard.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Ewing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justice defends well.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
Ewing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justice controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ewing tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Justice just wasn't active enough.
Nice body punch from Ewing.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Justice closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ewing's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Justice postures up.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
Justice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ewing working a defensive guard here.
Ewing is trying to hold Justice in close to prevent damage but Justice has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ewing doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Justice counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Justice prevents Ewing from improving his position.
Justice content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ewing is trying to get back to full guard.
Justice performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ewing tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Justice.
Ewing misses with a two punch combination.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Ewing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Ewing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buck Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.

Justice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ewing regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ewing keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
Justice works over Ewing with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing is trying to control the position but Justice postures up.
Ewing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justice controls the pace.
Justice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ewing wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Justice is now in half guard.
Justice not doing much here.
Justice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ewing!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justice controlling his opponent.
Ewing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ewing is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ewing tries to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Justice dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Justice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Justice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Justice controlling from the full mount.
Ewing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice avoids the attempt from Ewing to control.
Sean Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ewing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justice raining down shots from the mount!
Ewing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justice looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ewing working to try and regain half guard.
Justice landing strikes from the mount and Ewing is in trouble!
Justice controlling the pace for now.

Justice working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ewing tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Justice unloading with bombs!
Justice avoids the attempt from Ewing to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ewing is desperately trying to improve his position but Justice has a good base and remains in mount.
Justice controlling the position easily from mount.
Justice breaks from Ewing's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sean Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ewing tries to hold on but Justice postures up.
Buck Ewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justice, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Justice!