PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Payette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payette
vs
Jones

187 cm
21
274 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Payette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Payette misses.
Payette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a hook. Payette ducked under it nicely.
Payette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Payette's front leg but catches the back leg as Payette tries to avoid it.
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 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.

It looks like Andre Payette has been cut.
Payette throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Payette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payette is breathing heavily.

Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Payette sprawling to the canvas! Payette rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!

Payette is rocked!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Oh Payette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Payette seems to have got his legs back now.
Payette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Payette moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses with a hook.
Payette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Payette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Payette slips under a jab.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payette circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Payette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Payette's leg but Payette calmly moves out of range.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones with a jab.
Payette slips a straight right by Jones.
Payette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Payette ducks down to avoid it.
Payette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Payette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a combination that misses

so Payette counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Payette landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Payette postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Payette decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Payette scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Payette controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Payette working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jones's thigh. Jones counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Payette scoring with some ground and pound.
Payette has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payette is one step ahead there.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payette defends it easily.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Payette wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's four 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 wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Payette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Payette lands a couple of digs.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payette defends it easily.
Payette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payette trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payette wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones working for a triangle but Payette defends it easily.
Payette wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Payette's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payette blocks a jab.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payette lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Payette misses.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Payette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Payette to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Payette misses with a straight right.
Payette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payette.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Payette's head but Payette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Payette 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Payette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Payette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Payette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payette scores with a nice right hand.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Payette looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Payette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Payette scores with a four punch combination!
Payette scores with a nice right hand.
Andre Payette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Payette saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Payette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payette.
A big left from Jones misses.
Payette lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Payette.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Payette's shoulder, as Payette tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a hook but Payette avoids it easily.
Steve Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws the left hand but Payette avoids the punch easily.
Payette shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones misses with a hook.
A big left from Jones misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Payette scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Payette working the ground and pound.
Payette trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Payette lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Payette trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Payette working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Payette throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones regains half guard.
Payette lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Payette drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Payette prevents Jones from moving into mount.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Payette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Payette's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Payette is out of range.
Payette throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.

Payette shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payette is one step ahead there.
Payette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Payette has moved into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones trying to control but Payette postures up.
Payette wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payette scores with a nice head shot.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Payette.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Payette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Payette.
Jones misses with a shot to the body

and Payette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Payette stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Payette working the ground and pound from side control.
Payette grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
Payette trying to control the position but Jones is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Payette is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Payette landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Payette is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andre Payette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payette lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payette!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Payette is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Payette has worked his arm free - good work by Payette!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Payette is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Payette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.

Jones is working for a kimura but Payette is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Payette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Payette clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Payette's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones misses with a body punch
and Payette counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Payette to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones misses the jab.
Payette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.

Payette is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Payette is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Payette is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Payette prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Payette has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Payette raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Payette lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Payette.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones trying to control but Payette postures up.
Payette seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Payette takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Payette lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Payette lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payette punishing his opponent with strikes.

Jones is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payette with good strikes from the mount here!
Payette looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payette is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Payette working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Payette swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Payette's guard. A big mistake from Payette there, giving up the dominant position!
Payette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Payette is keeping the position.
Payette looking to control.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is pushing down on Payette's leg trying to pass to half guard. Payette is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones passes to side control.

Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Payette has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Payette.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Payette is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Payette landing strikes.
Jones trying to remain calm as Payette controls from the top position.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Payette moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Payette had his way with Steve Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Payette's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones throws a shot from downtown. Payette moves away and avoids it.
Payette dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payette was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Payette misses with the combination.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Payette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payette on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Payette counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Payette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payette lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Payette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Payette's knee but Payette avoids it well.
Payette slips under a jab.
A combination from Payette does no damage.
A left lands for Payette.
Payette slips a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Payette counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payette trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payette is one step ahead there.
Payette connects with a couple of short punches.
Payette works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Payette is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Payette is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Payette is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payette's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Payette with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Payette has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Payette manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Payette dominates the positioning.
Jones stops Payette from passing to mount.
Jones is not content to let Payette control the position.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Payette's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Payette scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Payette scores with a couple of nice shots.

Payette is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payette to get the leverage.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payette is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is trying to keep Payette in close.
Payette throwing strikes but missing.
Payette preventing the sweep.
Payette postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andre Payette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payette postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Payette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Payette 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Payette!
Andre Payette is the new heavyweight champion!