PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jerection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jerection
vs
Young

206 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Jerection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Jerection.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jerection counters with a takedown into side control.
Jerection working the ground and pound.
Young takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Young takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jerection throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jerection lands a decent elbow from side control.
Young regains half guard, as Jerection was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jerection lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jerection trying to advance position but Young counters by regaining guard.
Jerection scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerection lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerection trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerection is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Young keeping full guard, as Jerection tries to pass.
Jerection showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jerection postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerection trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jerection landing some decent shots from guard.
Young wants to stand up but Jerection is controlling him.
Jerection missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jerection in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young is looking to stand up but Jerection isn't so interested in that idea.
Jerection with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jerection wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerection postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jerection throws a big right hand that misses.
Jerection postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Jerection loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Jerection pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jerection wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Jerection landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerection drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Jerection throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young has hold of Jerection's hands but Jerection slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jerection working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jerection thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jerection scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jerection.
Jerection is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jerection scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young is trying to stand back up but Jerection is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jerection dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Young misses with a kick to the body
and Jerection counters with a left to the body.
Young misses with a double jab

and Jerection counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jerection.
Jerection pushes down on Young's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jerection takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jerection throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Jerection tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Jerection throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerection wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Jerection 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.
Hugh Jerection overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jerection thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Jerection controlling the pace.
Jerection wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jerection wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jerection performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugh Jerection.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jerection counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young wants to stand and escape but Jerection is having none of it.
Jerection working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young keeping full guard, as Jerection tries to pass.
Jerection throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jerection wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Young throws a combination that misses

and Jerection counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jerection is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Jerection lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jerection accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jerectionis looking to pass into half guard but Young pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Young is in guard.
Young wants to stand but Jerection is controlling his posture from full guard.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young stops Jerection from standing up.
Jerection 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jerection looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jerection dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jerection counters with a left to the body.
Jerection lands a right hook to the body.
Jerection fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Jerection is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jerection is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?

Young sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jerection to the ground! Young dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Hugh Jerection has been cut.
Jerection working to try and regain half guard.

Young is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jerection counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jerection blocks a head kick by Young.
Young throws a sloppy head kick
and Jerection counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jerection takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Jerection counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jerection connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Jerection throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Jerection fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
No luck for Jerection with that takedown attempt.
Young thows a leg kick but Jerection checks it

and Jerection counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jerection throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young has hold of Jerection's hands but Jerection slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jerection missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Jerection.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jerection thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jerection throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Jerection sits in half guard.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jerection.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jerection lands a nice short elbow.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jerection.
Jerection throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Jerection lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jerection tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Jerection looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hugh Jerection is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jerection seems to be looking for submissions.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Jerection sits in half guard.
Jerection throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jerection scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gerald Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerection thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Young to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jerection slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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 Hugh Jerection.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jerection, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jerection!