PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Jesservey (ranked 4627 p4p, 4695 weight class) and Benjamin Cunha (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.

Jesservey
vs
Cunha

180 cm
25
216
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 The Island, Mack Jesservey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Cunha!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jesservey avoids it really well and circles away.
Cunha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Jesservey shoots in and gets a takedown into Cunha's guard.
Cunha looking to control.
Cunha wants to get back to his feet but Jesservey passes into half guard.
Jesservey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha is looking for a sweep. Jesservey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jesservey prevents Cunha from standing back up.
Jesservey stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesservey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Jesservey wants to work for an arm triangle but Cunha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cunha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jesservey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jesservey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunha defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jesservey stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cunha to get to his feet.

Jesservey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jesservey controlling the action here.
Jesservey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cunha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jesservey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jesservey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jesservey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cunha, up you get!
Jesservey darts in looking for a takedown but Cunha gets double underhooks and turns Jesservey into the cage.

Jesservey jumps guard and drags Cunha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jesservey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunha is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jesservey controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Jesservey keeps moving.
Jesservey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Cunha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jesservey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesservey shoots in for a takedown but Cunha shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Jesservey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cunha tries to bum rush Jesservey with a series of wild strikes but Jesservey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Jesservey misses its target.

Jesservey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jesservey is pressed up against the cage. Cunha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jesservey down to the mat. Jesservey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cunha stuffs the takedown attempt from Jesservey. Jesservey gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunha stuffs the takedown attempt from Jesservey. Jesservey gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesservey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunha pinned against the cage. Cunha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cunha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Jesservey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jesservey rushes Cunha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesservey shoots in but Cunha avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jesservey has closed the distance and engaged Cunha in a clinch.
Jesservey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cunha prevents it.

Jesservey pulls Cunha into guard.
Jesservey wants to get back to his feet but Cunha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Jesservey keeps moving.
Jesservey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cunha on the ground.
Jesservey trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Jesservey keeps moving.

Cunha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cunha lands a couple of digs.
Mack Jesservey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Jesservey.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jesservey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cunha swivels and escapes.
Cunha wants to counter with a clinch but Jesservey pushes him away.
Mack Jesservey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunha fails to land the takedown.
Cunha avoids a kick to the body.

Jesservey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jesservey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cunha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cunha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jesservey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cunha is breathing heavily.

Cunha is defending against the submission attempts here by Jesservey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control but Jesservey is keeping busy.
Cunha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jesservey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cunha is looking for a triangle but Jesservey pushes his legs off easily.
Jesservey stays in close to Cunha's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Jesservey dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jesservey fails with the takedown.

Cunha tries to keep at a distance but Jesservey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jesservey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jesservey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cunha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jesservey is controlling him.
Jesservey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cunha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jesservey passes into half guard.
Jesservey thows a huge punch but Cunha dodges it nicely.
Cunha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jesservey.
Jesservey controlling the action here.
Cunha wants to get back to full guard.
Cunha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two 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.
Cunha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jesservey.
Jesservey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jesservey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesservey stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Jesservey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jesservey gets a clinch.
Jesservey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cunha pulls his leg out and moves away.

Jesservey clinches.

Jesservey wants the takedown. Cunha is fighting it off but Jesservey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cunha's guard against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesservey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jesservey is looking to advance position but Cunha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jesservey holds on for dear life, controlling Cunha's posture momentarily.
Jesservey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jesservey tries to hold on but Cunha postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesservey is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benjamin Cunha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack Jesservey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jesservey reaches up and holds on to Cunha to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Jesservey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jesservey, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Jesservey!