PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 4621 p4p, 4406 weight class) and Wlad Syomin (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.

Jones
vs
Syomin

166 cm
24
135
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
141
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wlad Syomin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syomin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Syomin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Syomin throws a big right hand that misses.
Syomin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syomin on the ground.
Syomin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Syomin throws a big right hand that misses.
Syomin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syomin throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Syomin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Syomin stands up from Jones's guard - Syomin perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Syomin dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Syomin lands with a nice body punch.

Syomin feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Syomin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jones manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Syomin.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syomin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Syomin looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Syomin just gets out of the way.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Syomin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Syomin is now in Jones's guard.
Syomin throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Syomin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Syomin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Syomin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syomin throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Syomin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Syomin lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.

Syomin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Jones explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
David Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syomin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syomin shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wlad Syomin.
Syomin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.

Syomin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Syomin manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Syomin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Syomin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Syomin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Syomin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Syomin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Wlad Syomin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Syomin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Syomin throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Syomin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syomin lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Syomin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Syomin drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones is wriggling around but Syomin manages to pass to half guard.

Syomin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syomin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syomin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Syomin.
Syomin thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Syomin.
Syomin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Syomin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Syomin is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Syomin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syomin content to control rather than advance.
Syomin is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice cross by Syomin.

Syomin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Syomin lands in his opponent's guard.
Syomin throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Syomin's guard. Nice move by Jones!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syomin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Syomin wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Syomin managing to control the position.
Syomin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Syomin tries to strike from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wlad Syomin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Syomin. Syomin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Syomin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Syomin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Syomin stops Jones from standing up.
Syomin looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Syomin controlling Jones's posture.
Syomin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syomin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Syomin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Syomin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Syomin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Syomin decides to stand back up. Syomin steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syomin scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syomin is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syomin fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Syomin and move into the clinch.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wlad Syomin.
Syomin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Syomin tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Syomin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Syomin showed some decent athleticism there.

Jones has one foot on Syomin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syomin dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Syomin's head and hops out.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones closes the distance but Syomin moves to the side
letting Syomin counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syomin shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Syomin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Syomin lands in his opponent's guard.
Syomin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Syomin.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Wlad Syomin!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Wlad Syomin!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Wlad Syomin!

Wlad Syomin wins by unanimous decision!