PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verse Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jin
vs
Erikson

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Verse Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregor Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jin with that takedown attempt.
Erikson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jin sprawls well. He's pushed Erikson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erikson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erikson shoots in but no luck this time.

Jin forces Erikson back against the cage and clinches.
Erikson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Verse Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Erikson.

Jin jumps guard.

Jin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gregor Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Erikson with that takedown attempt.
Jin dodges the punch combination from Erikson.
Erikson tries to clinch up but Jin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jin has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Erikson misses.
Jin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erikson.
Erikson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erikson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jin tries to avoid it but Erikson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jin to the ground. Jin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jin as he jumps to the side.
Erikson looks winded!
Jin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Erikson throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Erikson tries to clinch up.
Erikson moves in looking to clinch but Jin pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Erikson is defended easily by Jin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin shoots in looking for a takedown but Erikson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jin gets a clinch.
Erikson is trying to push Jin away but Jin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Erikson is pressed up against the cage. Jin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Erikson down to the mat. Erikson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Erikson misses.

Jin closes the distance and clinches.

Jin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erikson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jin pinned against the cage. Jin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Erikson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jin is defended easily by Erikson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erikson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jin tries to avoid it but Erikson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jin to the ground. Jin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jin fails with a takedown attempt.
Erikson tries to clinch there but Jin circles away.
Erikson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

Jin forces Erikson back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jin tries to score a body lock takedown but Erikson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson is working for takedown but Jin is calmly controlling the position for now.

Jin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Verse Jin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Erikson shoots in for a takedown but Jin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Erikson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jin.
Verse Jin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Erikson.
Erikson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jin.
Erikson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jin's waist but Jin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erikson off to one side.
Verse Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Erikson.
Erikson stuffs the takedown.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Erikson but Erikson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Erikson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erikson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erikson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jin throws a wild body kick that Erikson sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Jin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Erikson tries to avoid it but Jin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Erikson to the ground. Erikson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erikson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Erikson scores with a takedown into Jin's guard.
Erikson trying to control but Jin is working from the bottom.

Jin working for a triangle but Erikson defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Erikson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregor Erikson.
Erikson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erikson swivels and escapes.
Jin blocks a head kick by Erikson.
A punch combination from Erikson misses.
Verse Jin is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Erikson does no damage.
Erikson wants to clinch but Jin slips to the side
and Jin counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tries to clinch but Jin is having none of it.
Jin fails with the takedown.
Jin leaves Erikson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erikson moves in looking to clinch but Jin pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Erikson as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Erikson.
Erikson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erikson tries to clinch there but Jin circles away.
Erikson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jin is fending him off so far but Erikson persists. Nope, Jin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin shoots in but no luck this time.

Erikson shoots in and gets a takedown into Jin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tries to stand but Jin is controlling from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jin keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erikson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erikson on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erikson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Erikson 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. This is the final round!

Erikson fails with a takedown attempt.
Erikson swings for the body but Jin moves out of range.
Erikson shoots in and drives through. Jin sprawls well.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jin as he avoids it easily.
Verse Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Erikson.
Jin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Erikson is fending him off so far but Jin persists. Nope, Erikson circles away and we're back to standing.
Erikson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jin closes the distance and clinches.
Jin wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Erikson up against the cage.

Jin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Erikson uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erikson wants to stand but Jin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Erikson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jin wants to sweep but no luck.

Erikson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Erikson has Jin in his guard.
Jin looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Erikson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Erikson trying to keep a closed guard but Jin is proving a slippery customer.

Erikson is looking for a triangle here but Jin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Erikson is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson pushes Jin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jin working away.

Jin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Erikson pushes Jin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Jin decides to stand back up.
Erikson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Erikson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erikson shoots in but Jin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin lands a two punch combo.
Erikson tries to clinch but Jin moves away
and Jin counters with a leg kick.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jin misses with a takedown attempt - Erikson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson dives in for a single leg takedown but Jin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Erikson is trying to force a seperation but Jin has the dominant position.

Jin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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 Verse Jin.
I think Jin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verse Jin!