PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordy Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wrestling sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson comes into the arena with Know your enemy blaring out of the sound system. wrestling sparing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jefferson
vs
sparing

183 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordy Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, wrestling sparing!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - sparing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson looks to score with a jab to the body but sparing is just out of range.
Jefferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefferson lands with a shot to the body.
Jefferson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
sparing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jefferson sprawls well. Jefferson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sparing gets slowly back to his feet.

sparing scores with a takedown into Jefferson's guard.

sparing is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jefferson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jefferson has escaped and now he's on top!
sparing wants to sweep but no luck.
Jefferson wants to get up but he can't break sparing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jefferson won't allow sparing to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but sparing keeps moving.
Jefferson is stalling in the full guard.
Jefferson preventing the sweep.
Jefferson postures up.
sparing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jefferson is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sparing tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jefferson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordy Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wrestling sparing.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt.
sparing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown attempt from sparing. sparing gets slowly back to his feet.
sparing looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by sparing or perhaps it was just good defense by Jefferson which made him look bad.
Good shot there by Jefferson.
Jefferson leaves sparing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
sparing doesn't manage to clinch there - Jefferson circles away.
Jefferson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jefferson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jefferson.
sparing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands with a nice body punch.
sparing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jefferson lands a nice hook to sparing's body. sparing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jefferson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jefferson clobbers sparing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
sparing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from sparing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jefferson throws a one two combo.
Jefferson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
sparing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jefferson is looking to wear down sparing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
sparing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jefferson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefferson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Jefferson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches sparing napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if sparing can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jefferson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jefferson lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson thuds a left hand into sparing's body.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Jefferson punishes sparing's body with a nice straight punch.
Jefferson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but sparing avoids it really well and circles away.
Jefferson throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. sparing doesn't seem bothered though.
Jefferson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. sparing defends it nicely.
Jefferson scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordy Jefferson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

sparing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jefferson lands a nice hook to sparing's body. sparing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jefferson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
sparing shoots in looking for a takedown. Jefferson tries to sprawl out of it but sparing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jefferson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
sparing tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jefferson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
sparing throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
sparing is breathing heavily.
sparing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
sparing working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wanted to stand there but sparing had control of the position.
sparing trying to control the position.
Jefferson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jefferson lands with a right hand.
sparing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jefferson as he avoids it easily.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordy Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wrestling sparing.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Jefferson lands a head shot.
sparing looks for a takedown but Jefferson sprawls well.
Jefferson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sparing backs up against the cage.
wrestling sparing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
sparing tries for a takedown but Jefferson circles away easily
and Jefferson counters with a two punch combo.
Jefferson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches sparing on the side of the head.
Jefferson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Jefferson. No joy for sparing on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown attempt from sparing. sparing gets slowly back to his feet.
sparing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jefferson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jefferson tests sparing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
sparing takes one on the button.
Jefferson thuds a left hand into sparing's body.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jefferson gets the takedown into side control.
Jefferson trying to control the action but sparing is working from the bottom.
Jefferson has control of an arm but sparing manages to advance to Jefferson's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sparing misses with an elbow to the head.
Jefferson rolls, trying to escape but sparing keeps control of the position.
Jefferson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
sparing working the ground and pound effectively.
sparing postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jefferson looks a forlorn figure.
sparing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jefferson?
BOOM! sparing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson working to try and regain half guard.
sparing won't let Jefferson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordy Jefferson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for sparing with that takedown attempt.
sparing is looking to clinch but Jefferson is avoiding it.
Jefferson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

sparing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jefferson's half guard.
sparing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jefferson's head.
sparing working over Jefferson with some ground and pound. Jefferson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
sparing prevents Jefferson from standing back up.
sparing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jefferson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but sparing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
sparing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jefferson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to sweep but no luck.
sparing distracts Jefferson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jefferson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sparing manages to get himself to full guard.
sparing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jefferson is stalling in the full guard.
sparing is pulling down on Jefferson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jefferson, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jefferson preventing the sweep.
sparing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jefferson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
sparing is trying to control the position but Jefferson postures up.
sparing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jefferson's guard.

Jefferson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
sparing cracks Jefferson with a solid left hand.
sparing trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sparing chips away with some ground and pound.
sparing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jefferson wants to get back to his feet but sparing is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sparing scoring with some ground and pound.
Gordy Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sparing throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordy Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jefferson slaps away a takedown attempt from sparing, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sparing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jefferson sprawls well. Jefferson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sparing gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordy Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wrestling sparing.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sparing.
sparing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jefferson circles away.
Good shot there by Jefferson.
sparing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jefferson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jefferson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jefferson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
sparing has a takedown stuffed.
sparing has his takedown stuffed
and Jefferson counters with a left and a right that stings sparing.

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 Gordy Jefferson.
Well Jefferson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordy Jefferson!