PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queens of the Stone Age - Goin Out West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Savage
vs
Jones

194 cm
19
274 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

208 cm
24
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Savage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Savage trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones postures up in Savage's guard and throws a big left but Savage blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage trying to control the position.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savage or not.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.

Jones has hold of one of Savage's legs. Savage is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Savage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is putting a hurting on Savage here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savage taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Savage is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Savage is avoiding damage well.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Jones tries for a kimura but Savage is defending well.
Jones working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Savage parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Savage to escape.
Jones is working Savage over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Jones connects with a bit shot that sees Savage covering up! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jones is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Jones!