PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Jeffers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartell has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Will Sartell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jeffers
vs
Sartell

163 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
24
281 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louis Jeffers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Sartell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sartell throws a nice head kick!
Sartell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jeffers as he avoids it easily.
Jeffers misses with a straight left.
Jeffers misses with a hook
and Sartell counters with a nice leg kick.
Jeffers throws a poor cross that misses

and Sartell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jeffers looking to slow down the pace here.
Sartell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Sartell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeffers misses with a hook
and Sartell counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffers misses with a hook
and Sartell counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Louis Jeffers has been cut.

Sartell moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Sartell.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.
Sartell lands a knee to the body.
Jeffers is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sartell.
Sartell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffers avoids the damage to the body.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sartell lands an elbow inside that Jeffers shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffers managing to block the knees to the body from Sartell.
Sartell lands an elbow inside that Jeffers shrugs off.
Sartell stalling in the clinch.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.
Sartell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeffers avoids it.
Sartell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffers taking a breather.
Sartell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Sartell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sartell tries to land a knee to the head but Jeffers blocks with his arms.
Sartell landing knees to the body.
Sartell lands an elbow that stopped Jeffers in his tracks for a moment.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the temple.

Sartell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jeffers uses from the top position.
Jeffers stopping the sweep attempt from Sartell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jeffers's guard.
Sartell throwing strikes but missing.
Sartell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell throws a big right hand that misses.
Sartell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sartell throwing strikes but missing.
Jeffers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sartell on the ground.
Sartell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeffers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jeffers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jeffers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four 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.
Sartell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeffers swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jeffers is working an open guard so Sartell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sartell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jeffers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeffers misses with a hook

and Sartell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sartell passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Sartell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Jeffers's cut.
That's time! Jeffers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jeffers misses with a right hand

and Sartell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sartell.
Sartell stalling against the ropes.
Jeffers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeffers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeffers stalling in the clinch.
Sartell prevents Jeffers from breaking the clinch.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeffers avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Sartell.
Jeffers taking a breather.
Sartell lands a shoulder strike.
Jeffers misses with a punch on the inside.
Will Sartell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sartell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffers is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sartell.
Sartell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sartell.

Sartell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sartell.
Sartell wants to clinch but Jeffers slips to the side
and Jeffers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sartell misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell lands with a slapping head kick.
Will Sartell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeffers slips a jab and a cross from Sartell.
Jeffers misses with a hook

and Sartell counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sartell.
Jeffers looking to slow down the pace here.
Sartell leaning against his opponent.
Jeffers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sartell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jeffers working aggressively here.
Jeffers is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartell gets an underhook and turns Jeffers into the ropes.
Jeffers is trying to push Sartell away but Sartell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sartell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sartell lands a knee to the body.
Jeffers is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartell gets an underhook and turns Jeffers into the ropes.
Sartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeffers managing to block the knees to the body from Sartell.
Sartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sartell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sartell lands a damaging elbow.
Sartell is stalling here.
Sartell lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell lands with a left to the head.
Sartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sartell.
Sartell lands a knee to the body.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartell lands a knee to the head.
Jeffers has had enough of the clinch but Sartell keeps him there for the moment.
Sartell is stalling here.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.
Jeffers is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartell gets an underhook and turns Jeffers into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sartell.
Sartell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffers's defenses.
Sartell blocks a body shot from Jeffers.
Sartell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sartell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell lands an elbow inside that Jeffers shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Sartell.
Sartell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sartell trying to control the position but instead, Jeffers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sartell into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Will Sartell.
Sartell fails with a takedown attempt.
Sartell wants to clinch up but Jeffers keeps it at a distance.
Jeffers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sartell counters by clinching up.
Sartell misses with a knee strike.
Sartell lands a knee to the body.
Jeffers tries to throw a body punch but Sartell avoids it by throwing Jeffers back against the cage.
Good body shot from Sartell.
Jeffers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeffers managing to block the knees to the body from Sartell.
Jeffers looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jeffers has a couple of punches blocked by Sartell.
Sartell lands a nice elbow.
Sartell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartell lands an elbow that stopped Jeffers in his tracks for a moment.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.
Jeffers stalling in the clinch but Sartell improves position.
Sartell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Sartell on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sartell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeffers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sartell digs a good hook to Jeffers's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Sartell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Jeffers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sartell shoots in but Jeffers avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sartell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jeffers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sartell has passed into side control.
Sartell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sartell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeffers struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell wants to control but Jeffers is keeping him busy.
Jeffers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jeffers is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sartell controlling the position easily from mount.
Sartell raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell landing strikes from the mount.
Sartell controlling the position easily from mount.
Jeffers taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartell landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell thowing shots but they're missing.
Jeffers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sartell.
Sartell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sartell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Sartell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Jeffers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sartell misses the shot to the body.
Jeffers misses with a lunging right hand

and Sartell counters by clinching up.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartell lands a shot to the body.
Sartell stalling against the ropes.

Sartell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeffers misses with a lunging right hand
and Sartell counters with a left and a right that stings Jeffers.
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!
Jeffers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sartell.
Jeffers misses with an uppercut
and Sartell counters with a leg kick.
Sartell thumps Jeffers with a low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice jab there from Sartell.
Sartell thumps Jeffers with a low kick.

Sartell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jeffers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sartell is in Jeffers's guard.
Jeffers wants to control the position but Sartell says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sartell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sartell passes to full mount!
Jeffers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell unloading with bombs!
Sartell looking to ground and pound but Jeffers is blocking nicely.
Sartell throws some wild stikes that Jeffers manages to avoid easily.
Jeffers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sartell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sartell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sartell.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sartell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jeffers is looking to escape.
Sartell controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeffers is bucking up trying to escape but Sartell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Sartell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Louis Jeffers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sartell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sartell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jeffers's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sartell.
Jeffers misses with a left hand
and Sartell counters with a solid body kick.
Jeffers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sartell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Will Sartell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sartell is looking to clinch but Jeffers is avoiding it.
Jeffers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Sartell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sartell scores a nice knee to the body.
Sartell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sartell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sartell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sartell lands a damaging elbow.
Jeffers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sartell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sartell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell trying to land knees to the body.
Jeffers takes a knee to the side of the body.

Sartell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sartell tries to clinch up but Jeffers circles away and keeps his distance.

Sartell moves into range and clinches up with Jeffers.
Sartell is trying to maintain a safe position but Jeffers gets an underhook and turns Sartell into the ropes.
Jeffers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sartell lands a knee to the body.
Sartell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jeffers.
Sartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Sartell.
Sartell stalling the fight.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.
Sartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sartell.
Jeffers throws a head punch that misses.
Sartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeffers.
Jeffers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartell blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffers is trying to stall.
Sartell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeffers.
Jeffers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sartell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeffers is defending well for now.
Jeffers wants to break free but Sartell has control.
Sartell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jeffers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sartell lands a nice elbow.
Sartell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffers's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sartell slowing the pace effectively.
Jeffers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sartell is keeping busy.
Jeffers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sartell looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Jeffers scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jeffers as the two fighters clinch.
Sartell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Jeffers.
Jeffers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeffers digs a right hand underneath Sartell's ribcage. Sartell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jeffers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sartell pushes off an throws an elbow but Jeffers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Jeffers.
Jeffers is trying to stall.
Maybe Jeffers would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Sartell is working Jeffers over against the ropes.
Sartell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeffers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Louis Jeffers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Sartell.
Jeffers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sartell defending well as Jeffers loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffers digs a good body shot into Sartell's ribs.
Jeffers misses with a body shot.
Jeffers swings widly with a right hand
and Sartell counters with a three punch combo that has Jeffers backing up. Jeffers nods at Sartell to acknowledge the strikes.
Jeffers misses with a lunging right hand
and Sartell counters with a right hand to the body.
Jeffers misses with a hook
and Sartell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeffers misses with a shot to the body
and Sartell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeffers swings widly with a right hand
and Sartell counters with a big head kick but Jeffers shrugs it off.
Sartell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jeffers rather than just go for the knockout.
Jeffers throws a combination that misses
and Jeffers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Will Sartell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeffers throws a poor cross that misses
and Sartell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Sartell pushes Jeffers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sartell misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeffers.
Jeffers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeffers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Louis Jeffers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sartell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jeffers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Jeffers 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Sartell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sartell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Will Sartell!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Will Sartell!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Will Sartell!

Will Sartell wins by unanimous decision!
Will Sartell is the new heavyweight champion!