PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phantom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Engle
vs
Jones

220 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommie Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phantom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Engle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Engle!
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones landing punches.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Engle is breathing heavily.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Engle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Engle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Engle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Engle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Engle is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Engle is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones wants to control the pace but Engle is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones scoring with strikes but Engle is staying in there.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Engle is in trouble!
Engle really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
Engle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones working Engle over with strikes here.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Engle is in trouble!
Jones looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with strikes but Engle is staying in there.
Jones landing punches.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Engle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Engle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jones breaks from Engle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phantom Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Engle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Engle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Engle is trying to stand.
Jones working Engle over with strikes here.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Engle taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Engle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Engle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Engle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones won't let Engle get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones won't let Engle get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Engle is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

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.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones tries to control but Engle wriggling away.
Engle's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Engle is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones controlling from mount.
The referee warns Engle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phantom Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Engle wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Engle is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

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.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
The referee warns Engle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engle is trying to stand.
Jones working Engle over with strikes here.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Engle trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phantom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Engle avoids the head kick by Jones.

Engle gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Engle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones trying to control but Engle is working from the bottom.
Jones is standing up over Engle. Engle looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones trying to control the action but Engle is working from the bottom.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones prevents Engle from escaping the position.
Jones cracks Engle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Engle is trying to buck Jones off.
Engle taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Engle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Engle sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Engle wants to get back to his feet.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Engle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Engle won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Engle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Engle is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Engle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Engle defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Engle!
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Phantom Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Engle tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tommie Engle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Engle bucks Jones off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Engle blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phantom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

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