PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisse Nyberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jefferson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jefferson
vs
Nyberg

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nisse Nyberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nyberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Nyberg's head but Nyberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nyberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nyberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Nyberg lands a really nice looking cross but Jefferson seems unphased.
Nyberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nyberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut. Nyberg saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyberg is looking to clinch but Jefferson is avoiding it.
Nyberg misses with a body kick.
Nyberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Nyberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nyberg tries to clinch up but Jefferson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nyberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nyberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nisse Nyberg.
Nyberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Jefferson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jefferson decides to pull guard.
Nyberg wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson has Nyberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Nyberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nyberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nyberg there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jefferson swivels and escapes.
Jefferson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyberg is just out of range.
Jefferson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyberg manages to avoid it.
Nyberg moves to clinch but Jefferson breaks away
and Jefferson counters with a right hand to the body.

Jefferson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nyberg is staying active underneath Jefferson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nyberg defending well though.
Nyberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jefferson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jefferson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nyberg's head.
Jefferson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nyberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Jefferson.
Jefferson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson working the head and body with strikes.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nyberg looks gassed!

Jefferson is working for a kimura but Nyberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Nyberg is in trouble now - Jefferson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jefferson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jefferson jabs Nyberg right on the nose. Nyberg blinks but takes it well.
Jefferson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nyberg tries to clinch up
and Jefferson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson scores with a three punch combo!
Jefferson stuns Nyberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jefferson pinned against the cage. Jefferson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jefferson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nyberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nisse Nyberg.
Nice shot lands for Jefferson.
Nyberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson works Nyberg's body with a nice hook.
Nyberg is breathing heavily.
Jefferson checks the leg kick.
Nyberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
Nyberg misses with a takedown attempt

and Jefferson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jefferson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nyberg's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michael Jefferson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jefferson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jefferson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson postures up in Nyberg's guard and throws a big left but Nyberg blocks it.
Jefferson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jefferson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jefferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jefferson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jefferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nyberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jefferson wants to pass the guard but Nyberg is keeping the position.
Jefferson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jefferson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nyberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jefferson postures up and lands a big shot to Nyberg's brow.
Jefferson passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jefferson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jefferson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jefferson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Jefferson is looking for a kimura but Nyberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jefferson to get the leverage.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jefferson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jefferson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jefferson is working for a kimura but Nyberg is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jefferson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nyberg tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyberg moves in looking to clinch but Jefferson pushes him off.
Jefferson jabs Nyberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nyberg tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Nyberg wants to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyberg throws a good cross that connects.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nyberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jefferson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyberg can do to turn this around?
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
Nyberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jefferson.
Nyberg blocks a jab.
Nisse Nyberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jefferson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nyberg's guard.
Nyberg keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nyberg has momentary wrist control but Jefferson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jefferson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyberg is trying to control the position but Jefferson postures up.
Nyberg keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jefferson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nyberg has wrist control.
Jefferson postures up.
Jefferson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jefferson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson working some strikes from top position.
Jefferson landing with the ground and pound.
Jefferson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jefferson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jefferson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jefferson lands some shots froms side control.
Jefferson working the body and head with strikes.
Jefferson working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jefferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nyberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Michael Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jefferson connects with a decent elbow.
Nyberg wants to get back to his feet but Jefferson drags him back down.
Jefferson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jefferson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nyberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jefferson connects with a decent elbow.
Nyberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jefferson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyberg looking for a sweep but Jefferson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson landing punches.
Nisse Nyberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jefferson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jefferson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jefferson, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jefferson!
A relieved looking Michael Jefferson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.