PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juron Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kail Fenerovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jacques
vs
Fenerovic

160 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
233 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juron Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kail Fenerovic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fenerovic.
Jacques moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fenerovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fenerovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenerovic.
Fenerovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacques stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacques wants it to stay on the feet.
Fenerovic looks to land a left hand but Jacques moved out of range nicely.
Fenerovic leaves Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacques shoots in for a double leg but Fenerovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fenerovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacques.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juron Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacques shoots in but Fenerovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacques staying out of range there.
Jacques throws a series of punches but Fenerovic avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fenerovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacques slips under a jab from Fenerovic.
Jacques slips under a jab from Fenerovic.
Jacques defending well as Fenerovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jacques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fenerovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Fenerovic misses with a hook. Jacques ducked under it nicely.
Fenerovic throws a looping overhand right but Jacques ducks down to avoid it.
Jacques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenerovic looks to land a right hand but Jacques moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Fenerovic.
Fenerovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacques.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques moves away from the strike by Fenerovic.
Fenerovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jacques tries to clinch but Fenerovic is having none of it.
Fenerovic throws a body punch but Jacques moves out of range.
Jacques shoots for a takedown but Fenerovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Jacques moves into the clinch.

Jacques has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fenerovic uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fenerovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jacques manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jacques engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fenerovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacques. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fenerovic is looking to stand up but Jacques isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fenerovic can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques wants to get up but he can't break Fenerovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jacques stopping the sweep attempt from Fenerovic.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenerovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Juron Jacques has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jacques gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques is trying to maintain a safe position but Fenerovic gets an underhook and turns Jacques into the cage.

Jacques ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jacques no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacques is on top in guard.
Fenerovic controls Jacques momentarily but Jacques frees himself.
Fenerovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacques controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacques stopping the sweep attempt from Fenerovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kail Fenerovic will probably get the nod.
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.

Jacques shoots for a double leg takedown but Fenerovic sprawls well. He's pushed Jacques's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenerovic. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenerovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jacques stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenerovic lands an overhand right.
Fenerovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacques slips under a jab.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fenerovic but Fenerovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juron Jacques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacques shoots and misses
and Fenerovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juron Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jacques instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jacques manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fenerovic throwing strikes but missing.
Fenerovic looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenerovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fenerovic stands up over Jacques, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fenerovic distracts Jacques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fenerovic postures up in Jacques's guard and throws a big left but Jacques blocks it.
Fenerovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fenerovic distracts Jacques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jacques is rocked!
Fenerovic is working Jacques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Jacques is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacques might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fenerovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Fenerovic cracks Jacques with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenerovic is working Jacques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fenerovic lands a couple of digs.
Fenerovic with a nice head shot there.
Fenerovic trying to control but Jacques is working from the bottom.
Fenerovic distracts Jacques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenerovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fenerovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Fenerovic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jacques covers up, he's hurt! Fenerovic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fenerovic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fenerovic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kail Fenerovic!