PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Jeffreys (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.

Guns
vs
Jeffreys

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Jeffreys!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffreys tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeffreys fails to land the takedown.

Guns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jeffreys sprawls well initially but Guns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guns prevents Jeffreys from improving his position.
Guns sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jeffreys throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Guns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Guns working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jeffreys has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guns is working away from the top position though.
Guns is tying to control. Jeffreys wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jeffreys trying to control from the bottom.
Guns passes to full mount!
Guns scoring with strikes but Jeffreys is staying in there.
Guns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jeffreys slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Guns is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to control but Jeffreys is keeping him busy.
Jeffreys is trying to control but can't.
Jeffreys wants to get back to his feet.
Guns thows a huge punch but Jeffreys dodges it nicely.
Guns controlling the pace.
Jeffreys is looking to control Guns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jeffreys avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jeffreys wants to improve his position but Guns is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns working away.
Guns wants to control but Jeffreys is keeping him busy.
Guns slows the pace down.
Jeffreys wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Guns working the head with strikes.
Jeffreys regains half guard.
Jeffreys manages to get to full guard.
Jeffreys utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jeffreys being controlled here, momentarily.
Jeffreys tries to strike from the bottom.
Jeffreys is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jeffreys working a defensive guard here.
Guns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guns stays in close to Jeffreys's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Guns dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guns closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guns lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jeffreys is on top in guard.
Guns working a defensive guard here.
Guns keeping full guard, as Jeffreys tries to pass.
Jeffreys throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guns wants to sweep here but Jeffreys controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jeffreys trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
Guns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jeffreys postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeffreys tries to clinch but Guns moves out of range.
Jeffreys tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeffreys shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Guns counters with a single leg into guard. Jeffreys didn't expect that.
Guns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jeffreys is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guns sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jeffreys working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jeffreys trying to keep a closed guard but Guns is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jeffreys controls Guns momentarily but Guns frees himself.
Guns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jeffreys is looking to stand up but Guns isn't so interested in that idea.
Guns throws a big right hand that misses.
Guns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Big Guns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Guns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jeffreys counters with an inside leg kick.

Guns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Guns is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jeffreys will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jeffreys is looking for a sweep.
Jeffreys gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guns looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jeffreys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jeffreys tries to roll over but Guns keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeffreys throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Jeffreys manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Jeffreys is looking for a kimura here.
Jeffreys is thwarting Guns's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeffreys passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jeffreys looking to control but Guns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffreys dominating with strikes here.
Guns tries to lock up and control but Jeffreys gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guns is desperately trying to improve his position but Jeffreys has a good base and remains in mount.
Jeffreys wants to control the pace but Guns is squirming around nicely.
Guns regains half guard.
Big Guns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeffreys is thwarting Guns's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guns preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Guns wants to control but Jeffreys is keeping busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Big Guns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Guns with a poor takedown

and Jeffreys counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guns has Jeffreys pulled in close to control his posture.
Big Guns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guns controls Jeffreys momentarily but Jeffreys frees himself.
Guns wants to sweep here but Jeffreys controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guns holds on and takes a little breather.
Jeffreys wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving.
Guns pulls Jeffreys in close to prevent any damage.
Guns tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guns holds on and takes a little breather.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeffreys is looking to work some ground and pound but Guns has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guns holds on and takes a little breather.
Jeffreys trying to control the position from guard on top but Guns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guns has his hands on Jeffreys's head, controlling the position.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spike Jeffreys.
Well Guns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Guns!