PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy Jerkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hubbard
vs
Jerkerson

204 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punchy Jerkerson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubbard looks for a takedown but Jerkerson sprawls well.
Jerkerson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jerkerson looking to score a takedown here. Hubbard is defending well but Jerkerson drives through and ends up in Hubbard's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jerkerson stays in close to Hubbard's body and controls the position.
Hubbard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hubbard is on top in guard.
Hubbard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hubbard won't allow Jerkerson to get back to his feet.
Jerkerson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Punchy Jerkerson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hubbard scores with a punch to the head.
Hubbard scores with a jab. Jerkerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hubbard dives in for a single leg takedown but Jerkerson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jerkerson prevents Hubbard from breaking the clinch.
Hubbard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jerkerson is keeping busy.

Hubbard manages to break the clinch.
Hubbard misses with a straight right.

Hubbard clinches up against the cage.
Hubbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jerkerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Jerkerson is predictable there
and Jerkerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerkerson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jerkerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubbard blocks the body kick.
Jerkerson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jerkerson misses with a body kick.
Hubbard throws a body punch but Jerkerson moves out of range.

Jerkerson forces Hubbard back against the cage and clinches.

Jerkerson has hold of one of Hubbard's legs. Hubbard is fighting the takedown attempt but Jerkerson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hubbard is striking off his back. Jerkerson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jerkerson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard is trying to control but can't.
Jerkerson not doing much here.

Jerkerson is trying to work for a kimura but Hubbard is defending well.
Jerkerson is thwarting Hubbard's attempts to control the position.
Hubbard works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerkerson wants to stand but Hubbard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jerkerson works over Hubbard with some ground and pound from guard.
Jerkerson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jerkerson postures up.
Jerkerson passes Hubbard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Jerkerson is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerkerson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hubbard is looking to control Jerkerson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hubbard avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy Jerkerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jerkerson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jerkerson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jerkerson is thwarting Hubbard's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hubbard is trying to maintain the position but Jerkerson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jerkerson not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punchy Jerkerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hubbard. Jerkerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hubbard tries for a takedown but Jerkerson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Jerkerson has Hubbard up against the cage in a clinch.

Jerkerson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hubbard is stalling in the full guard.
Jerkerson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes 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.

Jerkerson looking to score a takedown here. Hubbard is defending well but Jerkerson drives through and ends up in Hubbard's guard.
Jerkerson is working Hubbard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hubbard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jerkerson lands a couple of elbows.
Jerkerson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hubbard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jerkerson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Punchy Jerkerson.
Hubbard throws the left hand but Jerkerson avoids the punch easily.

Jerkerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hubbard on his heels. He'll look to pass Hubbard's guard now, I'm sure.
Jerkerson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jerkerson postures up.
Jerkerson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jerkerson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Jerkerson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hubbard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jerkerson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hubbard is looking to regain half guard here but Jerkerson keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerkerson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy Jerkerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jerkerson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hubbard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Jerkerson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jerkerson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hubbard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hubbard regains half guard.
Jerkerson controlling the action here.
Punchy Jerkerson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hubbard is defending against the submission attempts here by Jerkerson.
Jerkerson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hubbard controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jerkerson is working away from the top position though.
Jerkerson content to control rather than advance.
Hubbard trying to control but Jerkerson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hubbard won't allow Jerkerson to pass to mount.
Jerkerson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Punchy Jerkerson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Jerkerson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard is trying to break the clinch but Jerkerson has him pressed against the cage.
Jerkerson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hubbard looking to stall.

Jerkerson pulls Hubbard into guard.

Jerkerson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jerkerson is pulling down on Hubbard's head. It's preventing any offense from Hubbard, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerkerson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hubbard is trying to control but can't.
Jerkerson lands strikes from half guard.
Jerkerson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jerkerson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Punchy Jerkerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Jerkerson moves away

and Jerkerson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hubbard blocks an elbow strike from Jerkerson.
Jerkerson controlling the action here for a moment.

Jerkerson is trying to trip Hubbard. He has hold of a leg but Hubbard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jerkerson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jerkerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hubbard tries to strike from the bottom.
Abraham Hubbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punchy Jerkerson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jerkerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punchy Jerkerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jerkerson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchy Jerkerson!