PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Listerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Jeffries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Jeffries is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Listerman
vs
Jeffries

184 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Listerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jeffries wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Listerman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeffries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Listerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Listerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeffries .

Listerman clinches up with Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage.
Jeffries struggles to land a body shot inside as Listerman controls his hands.
Jeffries gets through Listerman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like James Listerman has been cut.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Listerman misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jeffries fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Listerman.
Jeffries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Listermans head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeffries misses with the head strike.
Jeffries digs a right hand into Listerman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Listerman's gas tank.
Jeffries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeffries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeffries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Listerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jeffries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeffries pushes off an throws an elbow but Listerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Listerman blocks the elbow strike.
Jeffries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeffries tries to throw a body punch but Listerman avoids it by throwing Jeffries back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listerman prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
Jeffries cracks Listerman with a nice body shot.
Listerman stalling.
Jeffries tries to work over Listerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Listerman blocks an uppercut.
Jeffries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeffries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Listerman leaning against his opponent.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Listerman shrugs off.
Listerman prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
The referee is keeping an eye on Listerman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jeffries .
Listerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Listerman controlling the action here for a moment.
Jeffries lands a hook that snaps the head of Listerman backwards.
Jeffries letting Listerman take a breather here.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Listerman is looking to control Jeffries 's arms but Jeffries gets an underhook and turns him. Now Listerman has his back to the cage.
Listerman stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Listerman.
Listerman misses with a straight right.
Listerman fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listerman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeffries has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Listerman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Listerman misses with a straight right.
Jeffries tries to counter by closing the distance.

Jeffries pushes Listerman up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Listerman.
Listerman avoiding damage.
Jeffries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Listerman takes a shot to the head.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Listerman's defenses.
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!
Listerman trying to land knees to the body.

Listerman has clasped his hands together around Jeffries 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jeffries wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Jeffries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Listerman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Listerman ducks right into an uppercut from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Listerman.

Listerman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jeffries is trying to defend but Listerman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Listerman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Listerman is trying to work for a kimura but Jeffries is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Listerman stops Jeffries from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Listerman.
Listerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Listerman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jeffries keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Listerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Listerman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jeffries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Listerman throwing shots but Jeffries is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing that Listerman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Listerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeffries 's head.

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.
Jeffries pushes Listerman off looking to stand but Listerman dives back in and keeps control.
Listerman passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Listerman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jeffries is looking to escape.
Listerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Listerman.
Poor strikes thrown by Listerman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Listerman 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.
Jeffries is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listerman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jeffries hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Listerman tries to control but Jeffries wriggling away.
Listerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Listerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Listerman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jeffries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Listerman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Listerman landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jeffries is rocked!
Jeffries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeffries is still in real trouble! Can Listerman finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries is in a horrible position here. Listerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Listerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Listerman unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jeffries wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Listerman celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Listerman!