PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peanut Jones (ranked 2763 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Zack Newman (ranked 159 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Newman

165 cm
26
130
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peanut Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zack Newman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newman sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newman pulls Jones in to control the position.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Newman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Newman in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Zack Newman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Newman blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Newman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Newman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones prevents Newman from breaking the clinch.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newman's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Newman.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Newman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones stalls.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Newman prevents a body shot from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

Newman manages to break the clinch.
Newman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Newman staying out of range there.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newman misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones defending well as Newman loads up on a big left hand.
Newman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Peanut Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Newman.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones working Newman over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Newman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones misses with a looping left.
Newman shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Newman fails to land with a series of punches.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Newman working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman slows down the pace here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Newman blocks an elbow strike.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Newman blocks with his arms.
Newman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newman.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newman pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newman looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peanut Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Newman is out of range.
Newman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newman takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Newman ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Newman misses with a head kick.
Newman throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Newman thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Newman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Newman blocks a jab.
Newman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newman manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Newman's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big left from Jones misses.
Newman looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones avoids the body shot from Newman.
Zack Newman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Newman lands with a cross.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Newman wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Newman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Newman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Newman is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peanut Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Peanut Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newman takes an elbow to the temple.
Newman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newman can do to turn this around?
Newman tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zack Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peanut Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peanut Jones!