PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jones
vs
Brewer

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Brewer's head and hops out.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Brewer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brewer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brewer on the ground.
Still in half guard, Brewer seems content to control.
Let's hope that Brewer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brewer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Brewer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Brewer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Brewer with that takedown attempt.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Brewer.

Brewer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer trying to control the position.
Brewer is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.

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.
Brewer controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Brewer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brewer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Brewer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

Brewer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brewer slows the pace down in half guard.
Brewer passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Brewer working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Brewer looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Brewer is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.

Brewer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up and waves to Brewer to follow him.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Brewer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a right and a left that Brewer avoids nicely.

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.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Brewer.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brewer slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Brewer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Brewer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brewer is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brewer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones tries to bum rush Brewer with a series of wild strikes but Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones leaves Brewer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Brewer.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Brewer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Brewer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Brewer wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brewer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brewer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Brewer is controlling him well.
Brewer wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Brewer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Brewer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brewer misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones tries to bum rush Brewer with a series of wild strikes but Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brewer has a takedown stuffed.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brewer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is staying active underneath Brewer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brewer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brewer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brewer!