PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GungHo Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hess
vs
Jesus

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, GungHo Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jesus loads up on a big right hand but Hess slips the punch.
Hess throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jesus thows a body shot but no joy.
Jesus lands a jab to the head.
Jesus wants to land a leg kick but Hess is out of range.
Hess buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jesus moves into the clinch.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jesus tries to throw a body punch but Hess avoids it by throwing Jesus back against the cage.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jesus.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jesus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus is struggling to control the position.
Hess wants a takedown but no success here.
Hess tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jesus is leaning against Hess and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hess is breathing heavily.
Hess takes a shot to the head.
Jesus just leaning against Hess, taking a breather.
Jesus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jesus stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Jesus.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hess is trying to drag Jesus to the mat but Jesus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Jesus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hess tries for a takedown but Jesus manages to get underhooks.
Jesus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesus stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jesus.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
Jesus slows down the pace here.
Jesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Hess's ribcage. Hess let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Jesus.
Jesus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jesus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
Jesus scores with a hook to the body.
Jesus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Jesus.
Jesus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jesus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jesus.
Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus taking a breather.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesus works on Hess's body with a couple of short punches.
Jesus gets through Hess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jesus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jesus tests Hess's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jesus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jesus.
Jesus scores with a punch to the head.
Hess drops his hands momentarily and Jesus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jake Hess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jesus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hess's head.
Jesus throws a shot to the body.
Jesus throws a leg kick but Hess moved away.
Hess throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jesus lands a body shot.

Jesus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jesus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hess looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jesus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hess takes a shot to the head.
Hess wants to take the fight to the mat but Jesus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesus lands a nice uppercut.
Hess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus lands with a left to the head.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hess.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
Jesus leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jesus lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Jesus.
Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus digs a right hand into Hess's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hess's gas tank.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jesus lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Jesus.
Nice body punch from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
Jesus lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jesus lands a left hand.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Hess letting Jesus take a breather here.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hess up against the cage.
Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Jesus just leaning against Hess, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jesus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jesus scores with a shoulder strike.
Hess wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Jesus on the inside.
Jesus lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jesus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jesus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GungHo Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hess.
Hess punishes Jesus's body with a nice straight punch.
Hess looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jesus is fending him off so far but Hess persists. Nope, Jesus circles away and we're back to standing.

Hess gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jesus tries to work over Hess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesus stalls.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hess is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus just leaning against Hess, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jesus.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Hess's ribcage. Hess let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jesus has Hess pressed against the cage.
Hess is trying to pull guard but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jesus prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Jesus.
A right handed body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jesus slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jesus.
Hess being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Jesus.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jesus stalling in the clinch.
Jake Hess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus cracks Hess with a nice body shot.
Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hesss head.
Jesus pushes Hess back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Jesus to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jesus.
Jesus controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by GungHo Jesus.

Jesus closes the distance and clinches.
Hess tries to pull guard but Jesus won't allow it.
GungHo Jesus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jesus lands a left hand.
GungHo Jesus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jesus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hess wants to get back to striking at distance but Jesus won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
GungHo Jesus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jesus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... GungHo Jesus!