PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (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.

Jeferson
vs
Bajic

180 cm
26
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

187 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

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 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Jeferson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeferson slips a jab from Bajic.
Jeferson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bajic misses with a body shot

so Jeferson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bajic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jeferson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bajic is keeping the position for now.
Bajic wants to stand and escape but Jeferson is having none of it.
Jeferson is pushing down on Bajic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bajic is fighting to maintain full guard but Jeferson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jeferson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bajic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jeferson prevents Bajic from improving his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bajic wants to get back to his feet.
Bajic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeferson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bajic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeferson trying to control but Bajic is working from the bottom.
Jeferson controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Jeferson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Bajic as Jeferson shoots in.
Bajic looks to throw the jab but Jeferson is out of range.
Jeferson shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bajic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bajic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Jeferson . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic scores with a jab to the body.
Jeferson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bajic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeferson avoids the head kick by Bajic.
Bajic throws a lazy uppercut

and Jeferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeferson won't allow Bajic to sweep him here.
Jeferson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bajic is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bajic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bajic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeferson wants to control from the top but Bajic keeps moving.
Jeferson landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson wants to control from the top but Bajic keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jeferson 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bajic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jeferson is one step ahead there.
Jeferson lands a couple of elbows.
Bajic keeping moving, preventing Jeferson from controlling successfully.

Bajic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jeferson is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jeferson gets to his feet - Bajic follows without any prompting.
Jeferson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bajic sprawls well. Bajic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jeferson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeferson 's calf.
Bajic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeferson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bajic loads up on a big right hand but Jeferson slips the punch.
Bajic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeferson moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajic looks for the body kick but Jeferson saw that one coming.
Bajic misses with an uppercut.
Bajic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeferson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Jeferson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bajic throws a sloppy body shot

and Jeferson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bajic won't be happy with that.
Jeferson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bajic keeps working.
Bajic is trying to get back to half guard.
Bajic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bajic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bajic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jeferson wants to control but Bajic is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Jeferson 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeferson wants to control but Bajic is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bajic tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jeferson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bajic is trying to escape the mount.

Jeferson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bajic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bajic holding both Jeferson 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jeferson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bajic tries to roll but Jeferson sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Jeferson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Jeferson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeferson scores with punches from the back.
Jeferson punishes Bajic with strikes from the back mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Jeferson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jeferson is trying to stick to Bajic's back but Bajic is turning into Jeferson . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jeferson 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bajic.
Bajic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bajic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jeferson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jeferson 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.
Bajic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bajic advances to half guard.
Anthony Jeferson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bajic stands up and beckons Jeferson to join him on the feet.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses.
Bajic is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bajic's waist but Bajic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jeferson off to one side.
Bajic misses with a hook

and Jeferson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bajic's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bajic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jeferson dives into side control.
Jeferson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bajic tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jeferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jeferson is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Jeferson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A nice inside leg kick there by Bajic. That's going to slow Jeferson down.
Bajic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bajic throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jeferson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Jeferson seems content to control.
Bajic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bajic actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeferson is looking to take a break and control but Bajic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jeferson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bajic defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic tries to get to full guard but Jeferson has control of the leg.
Jeferson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Bajic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bajic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeferson .
Bajic misses with a body shot

so Jeferson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bajic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bajic throwing strikes here but Jeferson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bajic wants to get back to his feet but Jeferson is holding on tight.
Bajic avoids the attempt from Jeferson to control.

Bajic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jeferson is on top in guard.

Jeferson drops back looking for a leg! Bajic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bajic manages to kick Jeferson off! Jeferson jumps back into Bajic's guard.
Bojan Bajic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bajic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bajic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bajic wants to stand up but Jeferson is controlling him.
Jeferson stands and throws Bajic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jeferson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bajic!
Bajic is squirming around, avoiding Jeferson 's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jeferson breaks from Bajic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeferson is landing with some decent strikes but Bajic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajic tries to reverse the position but Jeferson maintains control.
Jeferson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bajic is looking to escape.
Jeferson landing punches.
Anthony Jeferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeferson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bajic?

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Jeferson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jeferson , 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Jeferson !