PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Magalhaes
vs
Jeong

170 cm
30
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

183 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lisandro Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaemin Jeong!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeong avoids the head kick by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magalhaes throws a shot from downtown. Jeong moves away and avoids it.
Jeong shoots for a takedown but Magalhaes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jeong.
Jeong scores with a head kick.
A head kick by Magalhaes misses
and Jeong counters with a leg kick.
Magalhaes throws a hook but Jeong avoids it easily.
Magalhaes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magalhaes throws a shot from downtown. Jeong moves away and avoids it.
Jeong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Magalhaes finds it's way through Jeong's defenses.
Magalhaes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes thumps Jeong with a low kick.
Jeong moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeong lands with a straight right. Magalhaes didn't see that one coming.
Jeong tries a head kick but it misses.
Magalhaes blocks the body kick.
Jeong shoots in for a takedown but Magalhaes shows good takedown defense.
Magalhaes lands a head kick!
Magalhaes misses with a wild combination.
Magalhaes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jeong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Magalhaes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jeong won't be happy with that.
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!

Magalhaes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jeong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Magalhaes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong tries to improve position but can't.
Jeong is trying to control Magalhaes's posture but Magalhaes avoids it.
Magalhaes throws a strike aimed at the side of Jeong's head but Jeong avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeong is holding Magalhaes down, trying to stall.

Magalhaes tries for a kimura but Jeong is defending well.
Jeong is trying to control Magalhaes's posture but Magalhaes avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magalhaes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magalhaes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jeong is trying to maintain the position but Magalhaes is very close to passing his half guard.

Jeong looking for submissions off his back.
Jeong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Magalhaes postures up in Jeong's guard and throws a big left but Jeong blocks it.
Magalhaes looking to pass the guard.
Jeong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magalhaes is one step ahead there.

Magalhaes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jeong dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jeong controls the pace.
Jeong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jeong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magalhaes wants to stand up but Jeong is controlling him.
Jeong looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magalhaes wants to get back to his feet but Jeong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeong passes Magalhaes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jeong is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lisandro Magalhaes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Magalhaes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Magalhaes misses with a low kick.
Magalhaes throws an overhand right that lands on Jeong's shoulder, as Jeong tries to avoid the shot.
Jeong connects with a leg kick. Magalhaes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magalhaes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Magalhaes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Magalhaes misses.
Lisandro Magalhaes is winning the standup battle so far.
Magalhaes avoids the head kick by Jeong.
No joy there for Magalhaes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeong shoots in and drives through. Magalhaes sprawls well.
Lisandro Magalhaes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magalhaes throws a right and a left that Jeong avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Magalhaes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeong slips a straight right by Magalhaes.
Jeong tries a head kick but it misses.
Magalhaes avoids the head kick by Jeong.
Jeong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magalhaes.
Jeong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Magalhaes misses with a series of wild punches.
Magalhaes misses with a looping left.
Jeong misses with a leg kick.
Magalhaes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lisandro Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeong throws the kick towards the body but Magalhaes avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a sloppy body shot

and Jeong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magalhaes's head.
Magalhaes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magalhaes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jeong.
Jeong slows the pace down in half guard.

Jeong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magalhaes defends it well.
Jeong is pressing down on Magalhaes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magalhaes is holding on for now.
Jeong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jeong stops Magalhaes from getting back to his feet.
Jeong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magalhaes looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong passes to side control.
Jeong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magalhaes keeps working.
Magalhaes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jeong is controlling him well.
Jaemin Jeong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magalhaes is looking to get back to his feet here but Jeong is keeping cool and he's managed to take Magalhaes's back.

Magalhaes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jeong.
Magalhaes is trying to get back to his feet but Jeong has full control of the position and if anything, Magalhaes has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Jeong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jeong connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Magalhaes to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Magalhaes fending off the submission attempt from Jeong.
Magalhaes is trying to stand back up.
Magalhaes avoids the strikes from Jeong.
Jeong throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Magalhaes!
Magalhaes is trying to remain composed but Jeong is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Magalhaes is trying to get back to his feet but Jeong has full control of the position and if anything, Magalhaes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jeong looking for the choke but no joy.
Jeong looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaemin Jeong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Magalhaes swinging wildly here.
Magalhaes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Magalhaes - just one landing.

Jeong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magalhaes pushes Jeong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jeong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Jeong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes is pushing Jeong's head away, looking to escape. Jeong manages to hold on to the position though.

Jeong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jeong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magalhaes dodges the ground and pound from Jeong.
Magalhaes prevents Jeong from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes taking a bit of punishment here - Jeong scoring with strikes.
Jeong landing strikes.
Magalhaes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jeong wants to control but Magalhaes is keeping him busy.
Magalhaes stops Jeong from passing to mount.
Jeong is looking to take a break and control but Magalhaes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magalhaes is trying to buck Jeong off.

Jeong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jeong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jeong prevents Magalhaes from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes stops Jeong from passing to mount.
Magalhaes is pushing Jeong's head away, looking to escape. Jeong manages to hold on to the position though.
Jeong cracks Magalhaes with a big right hand but Magalhaes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Magalhaes pushes Jeong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jeong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jeong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magalhaes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jeong working the ground and pound.

Jeong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jeong tries to advance to mount but can't.
Magalhaes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Jeong is trying to get an arm triangle but Magalhaes is defending well.
Jeong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Magalhaes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jeong scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Magalhaes tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jeong looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jeong looking to finish Magalhaes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magalhaes!
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!
Jeong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Magalhaes is rocked!
Jeong connects with a bit shot that sees Magalhaes covering up! More strikes from Jeong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jeong is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaemin Jeong!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaemin Jeong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.