PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Dejesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nonito Jorge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Dejesus's chin.

Dejesus
vs
Jorge

196 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Dejesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nonito Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nonito Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jorge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dejesus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jorge keeps control of Dejesus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dejesus is trying to push Jorge away but Jorge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jorge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dejesus's efforts to push away.
Dejesus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dejesus manages to break the clinch.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dejesus as he avoids it easily.
Jorge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dejesus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samuel Dejesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Jorge.

Jorge darts in and clinches Dejesus up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dejesus tries to break the clinch but Jorge is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Dejesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jorge lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Samuel Dejesus has been cut.
Jorge has Dejesus pressed against the cage, preventing Dejesus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dejesus lands with a light punch inside.

Jorge jumps guard.
Dejesus tries to stand but Jorge is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dejesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dejesus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Dejesus stands up and waves to Jorge to follow him.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Dejesus is avoiding it.
Dejesus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jorge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jorge shoots for a double leg takedown but Dejesus sprawls well. He's pushed Jorge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Jorge with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries for a takedown but Dejesus circles away easily
and Dejesus counters with a big head kick but Jorge shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dejesus is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dejesus.
Jorge misses with a takedown
and Dejesus counters with a stiff right hand.

Dejesus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dejesus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dejesus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dejesus has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jorge is looking to land body kicks.
Jorge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jorge wants it to stay on the feet.
Dejesus shoots and misses

and Jorge counters by clinching up.

Dejesus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dejesus with a poor takedown

and Jorge counters by moving into the clinch.
Jorge is trying to break the clinch but Dejesus is controlling him.
Jorge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dejesus is trying to force a seperation but Jorge has the dominant position.
Dejesus lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dejesus gets underhooks to prevent Jorge's takedown attempt.
Jorge looks winded!
Dejesus working hard to break the clinch.
Jorge is trying to break free.

Dejesus manages to break the clinch.

Jorge gets a double leg takedown into Dejesus's guard.
Dejesus working a defensive guard here.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from Dejesus.
Dejesus controlling the position.
Jorge postures up.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Dejesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dejesus looking to control.
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 Samuel Dejesus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Dejesus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dejesus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jorge did well to prevent Dejesus getting side control.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorge is not content to let Dejesus control the position.
Jorge pushes Dejesus off looking to stand but Dejesus dives back in and keeps control.
Dejesus winds up and cracks Jorge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dejesus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dejesus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dejesus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorge is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is not content to let Dejesus control the position.
Jorge desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dejesus prevents Jorge from improving his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but Dejesus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dejesus is looking to counter punch.

Dejesus pushes Jorge up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jorge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dejesus smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorge is defended easily by Dejesus.
Samuel Dejesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Jorge.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
Dejesus shoots for a takedown but Jorge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dejesus moves out of range of the body kick.

Jorge forces Dejesus back against the cage and clinches.
Jorge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Dejesus breaks the clinch.
Dejesus dives in and grabs Jorge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jorge pushes down on Dejesus's head and hops out.
Dejesus slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorge, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dejesus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Dejesus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jorge!
Dejesus wants to control but Jorge is keeping him busy.

Dejesus is trying to get an arm triangle but Jorge is defending well.
Jorge is trying to escape the position but Dejesus is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Dejesus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dejesus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorge can do to turn this around?
Dejesus misses with the ground and pound.
Dejesus advances to mount.
Jorge can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dejesus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jorge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dejesus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Dejesus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorge feints a jab promting Dejesus to slip. Jorge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dejesus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jorge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dejesus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorge somewhat.
Jorge scores with a hook to the body. Dejesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dejesus slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dejesus is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jorge. No joy for Dejesus on that attempt.
Jorge drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dejesus defends it well.
Jorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but Dejesus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dejesus is looking to counter punch.
Samuel Dejesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Jorge.
Dejesus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jorge as he avoids it easily.
Nonito Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dejesus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jorge.
Dejesus shoots for a takedown but Jorge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge misses with the combination.
Jorge wants to clinch up but Dejesus keeps it at a distance.
Dejesus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jorge manages to circle out of the way.
Dejesus moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has his takedown stuffed

and Dejesus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jorge.
Jorge wants a takedown but no success here.

Dejesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dejesus looks for a takedown but Jorge sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Jorge. No joy for Dejesus on that attempt.
Dejesus lands with a kick to the temple. Jorge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dejesus stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dejesus clinches up with Jorge and pushes him back against the cage.

Dejesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dejesus avoids a kick to the body.
Dejesus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jorge swivels and escapes.
Jorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Dejesus.
Jorge tries to land a body kick
and Dejesus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dejesus wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge ducks under a wild hook from Dejesus.
Jorge misses with a straight right.
Jorge is looking to clinch.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown. Dejesus tries to sprawl out of it but Jorge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dejesus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dejesus is looking to clinch.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dejesus pinned against the cage. Dejesus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Dejesus.
Well Dejesus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Dejesus!