PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazim Jeof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lester
vs
Jeof

177 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

158 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazim Jeof!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeof scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lester misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lester lands a decent little punch to the body.
Lester is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jeof asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jeof cracks Lester with a big right hand but Lester just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jeof controlling the position.
Lester can't do much from the bottom here.

Jeof wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lester, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lester throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Jeof rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester looks for a takedown but Jeof sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jeof, as that shot connected.
Lester connects with a right hand. Jeof shakes it off.

Jeof shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jeof was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Lester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jeof trying to control the action but Lester is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jeof working away.
Lester is trying to improve his position.

Jeof is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lester has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lester is looking for a sweep.
Lester manages to get back to half guard.
Lester looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeof looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jeof is nestled in close to Lester, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lester keeping control of the position.
Lester is looking for a sweep. Jeof is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lester gets full guard.
Lester wants to sweep but no luck.
Lester throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lester is looking to sweep but instead, Jeof has passed into half guard.
Lester pushes Jeof off looking to stand but Jeof dives back in and keeps control.
Lester is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeof decides to stand and escape the position.

Jeof closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lester's guard.
Jeof must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Jeof from controlling successfully.
Jeof landing with the ground and pound.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lester wants to stand but Jeof is controlling the position.
Jeof should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lester is striking from the bottom but Jeof uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazim Jeof dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jeof gets the takedown into side control.
Jeof is looking to take a break and control but Lester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester can't do much from the bottom here.
Lester is pushing Jeof's head away, looking to escape. Jeof manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeof tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lester is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jeof tries for a kimura but Lester is defending well.
Lester strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to escape but Jeof is in control.
Jeof working away.
Jeof really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lester is looking to regain half guard here but Jeof keeps moving and retains side control.
Jeof lands a nice forearm strike.
Jeof moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lester manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jeof's best efforts.
Lester missing with punches from the bottom.
Lester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jeof is working away from the top position though.

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.
Lester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jeof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lester wants to control but Jeof is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jeof drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester is wriggling around but Jeof manages to pass to half guard.
Jeof wants to take a breather but Lester is having none of it.
Lester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lester wants to improve his position but Jeof is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeof trying to control the action but Lester is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lester makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Jeof shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jeof showed some decent athleticism there.
Jeof uses his free foot to push down on Lester's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lester.
Lester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeof controlling from the full mount.
Lester gets back to half guard.

Lester is defending against the submission attempts here by Jeof.
Lester is looking for a sweep. Jeof is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazim Jeof has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester is staying active underneath Jeof, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jeof trying to mount his opponent but Lester defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazim Jeof 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!

Jeof scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeof is looking to take a break and control but Lester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lester stops Jeof from passing to mount.
Lester is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jeof is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeof is looking to take a break and control but Lester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester tries to buck Jeof off but Jeof is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jeof's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jeof has eaten all the pies!
Jeof with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lester is trying to maintain the position but Jeof is very close to passing his half guard.
Lester pushes Jeof off looking to stand but Jeof dives back in and keeps control.
Lester lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Lester pushes Jeof off looking to stand but Jeof dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lester tries to keep at a distance but Jeof has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jeof has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lester clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jeof takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jeof.

Lester is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lester is trying to get back to his feet but Jeof has full control of the position and if anything, Lester has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jeof connects with a big shot to the side of Lester's head.
Jeof tries to keep control of the position but Lester is staying busy.
Lester is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lester tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jeof trying to control but Lester is having none of it.
Lester is working to get back to half guard.
Lester throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jeof. What's that going to do exactly?
Lester is looking to improve his position but Jeof isn't that keen on the idea.
Lester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lester is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeof controlling his opponent.
Lester is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jeof blocks Lester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lester bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jeof can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jeof working for a triangle but Lester defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jeof is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazim Jeof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeof 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazim Jeof!