PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Prince of Jiu Jitsu has chosen Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. Vicente Centurion has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Centurion
vs
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu

180 cm
23
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Centurion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu misses with a low kick as Centurion jumps back.
Centurion shoots in for a double leg but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Prince of Jiu Jitsu.
Centurion slips a straight right by The Prince of Jiu Jitsu.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Centurion's calf.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Centurion. Centurion gets slowly back to his feet.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu throws out a leg kick but Centurion moves out of range and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Centurion throws a sloppy head kick and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu moves out of range easily.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice sprawl there from The Prince of Jiu Jitsu as Centurion shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Centurion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Centurion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Centurion's head.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Centurion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Centurion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Centurion is looking to improve his position.
Centurion trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Centurion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Centurion blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Prince of Jiu Jitsu.
Centurion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu working Centurion over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Centurion has hold of The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's hands but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Centurion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Centurion tries to get to full guard but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu has control of the leg.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu slips a nice elbow through Centurion's hands, connecting with Centurion's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to get to full guard but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu has control of the leg.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Centurion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Centurion is defending against the submission attempts here by The Prince of Jiu Jitsu.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Centurion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Centurion trying to control but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu postures up.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four 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.
Centurion trying to hold on to The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's head to control him but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu postures up.
Centurion has his hands clasped together around The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's back. He's all about the action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Prince of Jiu Jitsu in particular looking to stall.
Centurion is looking to control The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Centurion avoid being mounted?
Centurion is trying is best to control the position here.

Vicente Centurion has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Centurion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
That's time! Centurion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Centurion fails with the takedown

and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Centurion is trying to control The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's posture but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu avoids it.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Centurion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu grinds an elbow into Centurion's temple.
You can see the frustration on Centurion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Centurion has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Centurion keeps working.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Centurion has escaped the position, nice work there.
Centurion manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Centurion is keen to just control but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is a slippery customer.
Centurion prevents The Prince of Jiu Jitsu from improving his position.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Centurion postures up.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu tries to roll over but Centurion keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu taking some punishment here, with Centurion in his half guard.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Centurion.
Centurion trying to control from half guard but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is working away.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu tries to roll over but Centurion keeps him under control.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu looking for a sweep. Not yet The Prince of Jiu Jitsu, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu keeping full guard, as Centurion tries to pass.
Centurion is stalling in the full guard.
Centurion trying to control but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Vicente Centurion wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A leg kick checked by Centurion.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu throws a low kick but Centurion avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Centurion blocks the leg kick.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu 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.
Centurion is striking but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is not phased and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Centurion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Centurion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Centurion is controlling The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's posture.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Centurion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Centurion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Centurion with a poor takedown
and The Prince of Jiu Jitsu counters with an outside leg kick.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Prince of Jiu Jitsu showed some decent athleticism there.
Centurion blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Prince of Jiu Jitsu.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Centurion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute The Prince of Jiu Jitsu jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Centurion is defending well.
Centurion is not content to let The Prince of Jiu Jitsu control the position.
Centurion sneaks back into half guard.
Centurion wants to improve his position but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is controlling well.
Centurion manages to get to full guard.
Centurion wants to control but The Prince of Jiu Jitsu passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Prince of Jiu Jitsu lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centurion is trying to control but can't.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from The Prince of Jiu Jitsu there.
Centurion is looking for a sweep. The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Prince of Jiu Jitsu lands a nice short elbow.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu seems to be working for a kimura but Centurion defends the submission attempt.
Centurion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu throws a strike but Centurion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu postures up in Centurion's guard and throws a big left but Centurion blocks it.
Centurion 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Centurion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Centurion is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on The Prince of Jiu Jitsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Centurion!
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Centurion is having none of it.
Centurion throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Prince of Jiu Jitsu. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Centurion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

The Prince of Jiu Jitsu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Centurion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Centurion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Centurion bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Centurion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu is pulling down on Centurion's head to control his posture.
The Prince of Jiu Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Centurion from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Prince of Jiu Jitsu 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson The Prince of Jiu Jitsu!