PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Dulay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junichi Emmeraldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Emmeraldo
vs
Dulay

178 cm
24
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayson Dulay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emmeraldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Emmeraldo has gone for a leg lock! Dulay slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emmeraldo's guard.

Emmeraldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dulay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emmeraldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dulay won't allow Emmeraldo to sweep him here.

Emmeraldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dulay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Emmeraldo working for a triangle but Dulay defends it easily.
Emmeraldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emmeraldo has a closed guard, preventing Dulay from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emmeraldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dulay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Emmeraldo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dulay has passed into half guard!
Emmeraldo is looking to control Dulay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emmeraldo avoid being mounted?

Emmeraldo looking for submissions off his back.

Emmeraldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulay trying to control the action but Emmeraldo is working from the bottom.
Dulay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dulay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Emmeraldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Emmeraldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dulay prevents Emmeraldo from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulay is looking to take a break and control but Emmeraldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emmeraldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emmeraldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dulay.

Emmeraldo working for a triangle but Dulay defends it easily.
Emmeraldo trying to keep a closed guard but Dulay is proving a slippery customer.
Emmeraldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four 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.
Dulay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emmeraldo's guard.

Emmeraldo looking for a guillotine here but Dulay defends easily.

Emmeraldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dulay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dulay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emmeraldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emmeraldo is breathing heavily.
Dulay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dulay trying to control the position from guard on top but Emmeraldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emmeraldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dulay defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Emmeraldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dulay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Emmeraldo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emmeraldo postures up.
Dulay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emmeraldo stops Dulay from standing up.
Emmeraldo forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emmeraldo is looking to advance position but Dulay won't allow it.

Emmeraldo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dulay is just riding it out for now. Emmeraldo eventually gives up the hold.

Emmeraldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emmeraldo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Emmeraldo wants to work for an arm triangle but Dulay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dulay wants to improve his position but Emmeraldo is controlling well.

Emmeraldo is working for a submission of some sort.

Emmeraldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dulay trying to control but Emmeraldo postures up.

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.

Dulay is defending against the submission attempts here by Emmeraldo.

Emmeraldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Emmeraldo is working for a kimura but Dulay is defending it quite comfortably.
Dulay wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulay trying to control from the bottom.

Emmeraldo 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.

Emmeraldo is trying to work for a kimura but Dulay is defending well.

Emmeraldo 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.
Dulay is trying to control but can't.

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.
Emmeraldo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dulay!

Emmeraldo looking to secure an arm triangle but Dulay defends it well.

Emmeraldo has hold of Dulay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dulay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Emmeraldo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dulay has worked his arm free - good work by Dulay!

Emmeraldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Emmeraldo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dulay has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Emmeraldo but great work by Dulay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Emmeraldo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dulay shoots and misses

and Emmeraldo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dulay's guard now.
Dulay 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.

Emmeraldo drops back looking for a leg! Dulay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dulay manages to kick Emmeraldo off! Emmeraldo jumps back into Dulay's guard.

Emmeraldo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dulay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dulay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dulay!
You can see the frustration on Emmeraldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulay tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Emmeraldo struggling a bit here.
Dulay wants to control but Emmeraldo is keeping him busy.
Emmeraldo gets back to half guard.
Dulay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emmeraldo keeps working.

Emmeraldo actively working from the bottom here.

Emmeraldo looking for subs from the bottom but Dulay mounts him!

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.
Dulay lands a heavy elbow.
Emmeraldo is looking to get to half guard.
Emmeraldo is working hard here to advance position.
Dulay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dulay avoids the attempt from Emmeraldo to control.
Emmeraldo regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dulay stands up out of the half guard.
Jayson Dulay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dulay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Emmeraldo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Emmeraldo drops back looking for a leg! Dulay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dulay manages to kick Emmeraldo off! Emmeraldo jumps back into Dulay's guard.
Emmeraldo is pushing down on Dulay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dulay is fighting to maintain full guard but Emmeraldo has managed to sneak the leg through.

Emmeraldo wants to work for an arm triangle but Dulay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dulay wants to get back to his feet.

Emmeraldo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emmeraldo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dulay is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emmeraldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emmeraldo's back!
Junichi Emmeraldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dulay is landing with strikes from the back.
Emmeraldo tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junichi Emmeraldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emmeraldo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junichi Emmeraldo!