PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarques BraklyJones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jee's choice of entrance music: Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

BraklyJones
vs
Jee

169 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demarques BraklyJones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Jee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jee lands with a kick to the temple. BraklyJones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
BraklyJones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
BraklyJones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jee throws out the jab.
Jee tries to clinch up.
BraklyJones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BraklyJones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
BraklyJones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BraklyJones avoids the body shot from Jee.
No joy there for BraklyJones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Jee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BraklyJones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BraklyJones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
BraklyJones dodges the punch combination from Jee.
Jee connects with a high kick.
Jee looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from BraklyJones, right into the meat.
BraklyJones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from BraklyJones.
No joy there for BraklyJones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karl Jee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BraklyJones digs a good hook to Jee's body.
BraklyJones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee swinging wilding here.
BraklyJones fails with a takedown attempt.
BraklyJones shoots in looking for a takedown. Jee tries to sprawl out of it but BraklyJones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
BraklyJones slips a jab and a cross from Jee.

BraklyJones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
BraklyJones tries to free his leg and advance position but Jee is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BraklyJones pushes down on Jee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
BraklyJones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
BraklyJones is pressing down on Jee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jee is holding on for now.
Jee pushes BraklyJones off looking to stand but BraklyJones dives back in and keeps control.
BraklyJones stalling.
BraklyJones wants to control but Jee is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BraklyJones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
BraklyJones is tying to control. Jee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
BraklyJones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jee lands a head kick!
Jee throws a right hand that BraklyJones ducks under and follows up with a left that BraklyJones also avoids with ease.
BraklyJones misses with a few strikes there.

BraklyJones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

BraklyJones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

BraklyJones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jee has escaped the position, nice work there.
BraklyJones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demarques BraklyJones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BraklyJones throws a nice looking combination but Jee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BraklyJones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jee.
BraklyJones blocks a head kick by Jee.
A head kick misses from BraklyJones.
BraklyJones fails with the takedown.
BraklyJones circles away from the clinch attempt.
BraklyJones misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
BraklyJones wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BraklyJones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BraklyJones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jee swivels and escapes.

Jee closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jee breaks the clinch.
Jee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BraklyJones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jee manages to avoid it.
A combination from BraklyJones does no damage.
Jee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jee throws a head kick that misses.
Jee misses with a wild combination.
BraklyJones takes a kick to the side of the head.
BraklyJones shoots in for a double leg but Jee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarques BraklyJones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jee tries to clinch up but BraklyJones circles away and keeps his distance.
BraklyJones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BraklyJones fails with a takedown attempt.
BraklyJones waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jee.

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.
Jee throws a right and a left that BraklyJones avoids nicely.
BraklyJones misses with a jab, cross combination.
BraklyJones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jee swinging wilding here.

BraklyJones feints and as Jee raises his hands in defense, BraklyJones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jee keeping full guard, as BraklyJones tries to pass.
BraklyJones trying to control but Jee is working from the bottom.
Jee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BraklyJones is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BraklyJones tries to free his leg and advance position but Jee is retaining full guard.
BraklyJones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BraklyJones is controlling him.

That's four 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.
BraklyJones wants to pass the guard but Jee is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BraklyJones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BraklyJones avoids the head kick by Jee.
A jab from BraklyJones misses.
Jee misses with a head kick.
BraklyJones avoids a punch combination nicely.
BraklyJones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jee looks to land a combination but BraklyJones avoids it well.
Jee throws a one two combo.
BraklyJones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jee needs to keep his hands up - BraklyJones had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Jee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
BraklyJones fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from BraklyJones misses.
BraklyJones avoids the head kick by Jee.
Jee takes a swing at BraklyJones's ribcage but misses.
Jee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
BraklyJones misses with the combination.
BraklyJones throws a head kick that misses.
BraklyJones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jee scores with a one two! BraklyJones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

BraklyJones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than BraklyJones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

BraklyJones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jee is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jee and BraklyJones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BraklyJones trying to control the action but Jee is working from the bottom.
BraklyJones tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from BraklyJones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

BraklyJones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for BraklyJones but great work by Jee.
BraklyJones struggling a bit here.
BraklyJones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jee off and has taken his back!
BraklyJones trying to control momentarily.
BraklyJones is controlling the position but Jee somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BraklyJones tries to pass to full mount but Jee defends it.

BraklyJones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jee defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

BraklyJones is looking for a kimura but Jee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for BraklyJones to get the leverage.

BraklyJones is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jee has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BraklyJones wants to pass to mount but Jee is defending the position.
Jee is refusing to be controlled, as BraklyJones sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jee moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jee!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Jee.
I think Jee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Jee!