PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunson comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. Jefferson has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cruz Jefferson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brunson
vs
Jefferson

188 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Jefferson.
Brunson lands a nice hook to Jefferson's body. Jefferson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Brunson moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Brunson blocks the low kick.
Jefferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeffersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brunson misses with a straight left.
Brunson jabs Jefferson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brunson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jefferson looks for the body kick but Brunson saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Brunson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson lands a jab to Brunson's midsection.
Good leg kick by Jefferson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brunson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brunson.
Jefferson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Brunson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jefferson.
Brunson misses with a wild body shot.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Brunson moves out of range.

Jefferson clinches.
Jefferson pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brunson trying to control the position but instead, Jefferson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brunson into the cage.
Brunson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
Brunson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Brunson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jefferson gets an underhook and turns Brunson into the cage.
Brunson tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Brunson back against the cage.
Brunson throws a head punch that misses.
Brunson wants to stall.
Jefferson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunson.
Jefferson lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jefferson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jefferson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
Jefferson lands an elbow just above Brunson 's eye.
Brunson stalling in the clinch but Jefferson improves position.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Brunson.
Jefferson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jefferson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.
Brunson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jefferson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brunson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.
Brunson tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Brunson back against the cage.
Jefferson gets through Brunson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Brunson is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oh Brunson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jefferson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brunson misses with some punches.
Brunson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jefferson scores with a knee to the head.
Brunson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jefferson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunson's defenses.
Jefferson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jefferson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mike Brunson has been cut.
Jefferson lands a knee to the body.
Brunson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jefferson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunson's defenses.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside that Brunson shrugs off.
Jefferson has Brunson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Brunson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jefferson - that's hurt Brunson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Brunson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Brunson doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cruz Jefferson!
Cruz Jefferson took some time post fight to say the following; 'That's how Jamaican relaxing style of MMA looks like, man! Thanks to all my peoples, my fans and my sponsor Gilop clothes.'.