PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: MANY MEN. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Anderson
vs
Jones

183 cm
24
197 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Syndicate Drugs
Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson stops Jones from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Jones is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones moves into full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Anderson stops Jones from standing up.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones postures up.
Anderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anderson is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jones content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Anderson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Anderson can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Anderson holds of for dear life.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Anderson wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jones kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a right hand.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Anderson slips a jab from Jones.
Mason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tiger Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Jones'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.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Anderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Anderson manages to mount him!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Anderson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in Anderson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tiger Jones just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones lands a jab.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones drops Anderson with a left and a right! Oh, Anderson is hurt - Jones dives into side control looking to finish!

Anderson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson is being controlled here.

Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anderson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anderson preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones slips under a jab.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Jones dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson wants to clinch.
Mason Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Jones jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones scores with a body shot.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
A cross from Jones lands.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right... And another left! Anderson is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Jones! Tiger Jones retains his middleweight title!