PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Swerro
vs
Jose Junqueira Junior

178 cm
26
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
20
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hades ®

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Swerro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swerro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Junqueira Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Swerro throws a nice looking combination but Junqueira Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Junqueira Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Junqueira Junior controlling his opponent.
Swerro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Swerro is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junqueira Junior trying to control but Swerro is having none of it.
Swerro tries to hold on but Junqueira Junior postures up.
Swerro is squirming around, avoiding Junqueira Junior's attempts to control the action.
Swerro can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Junqueira Junior looking to finish with strikes here!
Swerro tries to lock up and control but Junqueira Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junqueira Junior prevents Swerro from getting the reversal.
Junqueira Junior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swerro is looking to escape.

Junqueira Junior looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Swerro tries to lock up and control but Junqueira Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junqueira Junior tries to control but Swerro wriggling away.
Swerro working to try and regain half guard.
Swerro tries to hold on but Junqueira Junior postures up.
Junqueira Junior looking to control but Swerro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swerro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Junqueira Junior content just to control the position here.
Junqueira Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Junqueira Junior is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swerro is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Junqueira Junior misses the shot to the body.
Swerro throws a head kick that misses.
Swerro with a poor takedown

and Junqueira Junior counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swerro!
Junqueira Junior unloads with some shots from mount but Swerro bucks and avoids them well.
Swerro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Swerro tries to lock up and control but Junqueira Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swerro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Junqueira Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swerro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swerro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junqueira Junior looking to sit in guard and control but Swerro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Junqueira Junior looking to control.

Junqueira Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swerro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swerro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Junqueira Junior's head.

Junqueira Junior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swerro is aware though and is defending well.
Junqueira Junior looking for a sweep. Not yet Junqueira Junior, not yet.
Swerro trying to control but Junqueira Junior is working from the bottom.

Junqueira Junior working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swerro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swerro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junqueira Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swerro is one step ahead there.
Junqueira Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swerro.
Swerro postures up and lands a big shot to Junqueira Junior's brow.

Junqueira Junior looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Swerro has picked Junqueira Junior up and slammed him! Junqueira Junior can't keep hold of the triangle and Swerro manages to pass to side control!

Swerro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Swerro with a poor takedown

and Junqueira Junior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swerro's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swerro working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junqueira Junior wants to control from the top but Swerro keeps moving.
Junqueira Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Swerro is retaining full guard.
Swerro wants to sweep here but Junqueira Junior controlling him for the moment.
Junqueira Junior trying to control but Swerro is working from the bottom.
Swerro keeping full guard, as Junqueira Junior tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Swerro controls Junqueira Junior momentarily but Junqueira Junior frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junqueira Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Swerro fails with the takedown

and Junqueira Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Swerro didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Swerro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swerro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junqueira Junior is one step ahead there.
Junqueira Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Swerro closes the distance but Junqueira Junior moves to the side

and Junqueira Junior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Swerro's guard now.
Junqueira Junior is looking to advance position but Swerro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Swerro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Junqueira Junior tries to reverse the position but Swerro maintains control.
Junqueira Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Junqueira Junior is looking to improve his position but Swerro isn't that keen on the idea.
Junqueira Junior tries to improve his position but instead Swerro has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junqueira Junior trying to control but not successfully.
Swerro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junqueira Junior tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Junqueira Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junqueira Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Junqueira Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junqueira Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Swerro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junqueira Junior is looking to escape.
Junqueira Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Junqueira Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Swerro cracks Junqueira Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Junqueira Junior is looking to get to half guard.
Junqueira Junior wants to hold on but Swerro pushes him away.
Junqueira Junior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Swerro keeping moving, preventing Junqueira Junior from controlling successfully.
Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
Junqueira Junior looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swerro tries to strike from the bottom.
Swerro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swerro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junqueira Junior is looking to escape.
Swerro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swerro is landing with some decent strikes but Junqueira Junior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swerro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swerro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junqueira Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Swerro looking to control but Junqueira Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Junqueira Junior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Swerro wants to control the pace but Junqueira Junior is squirming around nicely.
Jack Swerro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junqueira Junior is looking to improve his position but Swerro isn't that keen on the idea.

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 Jack Swerro.
I think Junqueira Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josenildo Jose Junqueira Junior!