PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Proffitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jax will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Proffitt
vs
Jax

185 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Proffitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Jax!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jax keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Proffitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jax fails to land with a series of punches.
Proffitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Proffitt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Proffitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jax is keeping the position for now.
Jax wants to sweep here but Proffitt controlling him for the moment.
Jax keeping full guard, as Proffitt tries to pass.
Proffitt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jax tries to roll over but Proffitt keeps him under control.
Proffitt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Proffitt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Proffitt scoring with strikes but Jax is staying in there.
Jax keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Proffitt landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Proffitt working for a guillotine from mount but Jax is in no mood to give up.

Proffitt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jax is surviving well by controlling Proffitt's body position as best he can.
Proffitt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jax's face.
Proffitt is breathing heavily.
Proffitt landing strikes from the mount and Jax is in trouble!
Jax is trying to escape the mount.

Proffitt is working for a guillotine from mount but Jax frees his head quite easily.
Jax is looking to improve his position but Proffitt isn't that keen on the idea.

Proffitt working for a guillotine from mount but Jax is in no mood to give up.
Jax manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Proffitt takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Jax trying to control the position.
Proffitt takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Proffitt wants to pass the guard but Jax is keeping the position.
Jax lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Proffitt!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proffitt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Proffitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Proffitt gets back to full guard.

Proffitt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jax stands up out of Proffitt's guard for a moment - Proffitt manages to land a nice upkick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Proffitt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jax is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Proffitt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jax's back instead.
Proffitt is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Proffitt gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Proffitt gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Proffitt apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jax scores with a nice strike.
Jax misses with a few strikes there.
Jax tries to clinch up.
Jax misses with a two punch combination.

Proffitt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Proffitt wants to control but Jax is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Proffitt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jax tries to bench press Proffitt off him but Proffitt keeps the position.
Jax prevents Proffitt from moving into mount.
Jax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Jax's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jax.

Proffitt shoots in for a takedown and gets 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!
Jax is trying to get back to full guard.
Jax moves into full guard.

Proffitt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jax dives on top into guard.
Jax is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Proffitt is rocked!
Jax scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Proffitt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jax trying to control but Proffitt is working from the bottom.

Proffitt has his foot on Jax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jax works his way back into a safe position though.
Proffitt seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Proffitt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Proffitt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Proffitt thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Proffitt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Proffitt dodges the punch combination from Jax.
Proffitt tries for a takedown but Jax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason Proffitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jax moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jax misses with a two punch combination.
Jax tries to clinch up but Proffitt circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proffitt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jax circles away.
Tyson Jax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jax lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jax looks to land a combination but Proffitt avoids it well.
Proffitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Proffitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jax lands a glancing blow to the side of Proffitt's head.
Jax is breathing heavily.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jax throws a series of punches but Proffitt moves out of range.
Proffitt takes one on the button.
Proffitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jax's waist but Jax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Proffitt off to one side.
Proffitt shoots for a takedown but Jax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jax both land. Nice combination.
Jax closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jax.
Proffitt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Proffitt wants to clinch up but Jax keeps it at a distance.
Proffitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Jax misses.

Proffitt scores with a takedown into Jax's guard.
Jax striking off his back but it's not causing Proffitt any problems.
Proffitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Proffitt lands a couple of digs.

Proffitt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Proffitt is in close to Jax's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Proffitt with a nice head shot there.
Proffitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proffitt looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proffitt pushes down on Jax's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jax tries to roll over but Proffitt keeps him under control.
Proffitt passes to full mount!
Jason Proffitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Proffitt tries to control but Jax wriggling away.

Proffitt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jax keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Proffitt stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Proffitt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Proffitt throws a big right hand that misses.
Proffitt forces his way into half guard.
Jax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jax gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax controls Proffitt momentarily but Proffitt frees himself.
Proffitt stopping the sweep attempt from Jax.
Proffitt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Proffitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jax had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Proffitt is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jax Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Proffitt's back instead.
Proffitt tries to escape but Jax has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jax doesn't have the hooks in and Proffitt manages to turn into his guard.
Proffitt looking to pass the guard.
Proffitt stopping the sweep attempt from Jax.
Jax keeping moving, preventing Proffitt from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jax keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jax connects with the punch.
A choreographed right hand from Proffitt misses the target.
Tyson Jax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jax looks to land a combination but Proffitt avoids it well.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown but Jax shows good takedown defense.
Jax closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jax tries to land a front kick but Proffitt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Jax pushes Proffitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Jax tries to score a body lock takedown but Proffitt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Proffitt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jax clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jax tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jax gets back to half guard.
Proffitt prevents Jax from improving his position.

Proffitt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proffitt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Proffitt passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Proffitt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jax goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jax wants to clinch.
Jax lands a two punch combo.
Jax will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Proffitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jax as he jumps to the side.
Jax tries to bum rush Proffitt with a series of wild strikes but Proffitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jax tries to clinch up.
Proffitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Jax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jax throws a series of punches but Proffitt moves out of range.
Proffitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Jax darts in and clinches Proffitt up against the cage.
Jax goes for a takedown attempt but Proffitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown but Jax shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Proffitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jax cracks a nice hook into Proffitt's ribs.
Proffitt fails with a takedown attempt.
Jax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jax throws a nice looking combination but Proffitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jax lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Proffitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Proffitt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jax pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jax drops down looking for an ankle pick but Proffitt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Proffitt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jax as he jumps to the side.
Jax fails to land with a series of punches.
Proffitt shoots in but Jax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Proffitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax throws a combination. Proffitt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Jax.
Jax throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proffitt.
Jax misses with a series of wild punches.
Jax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jax throws the left hand but Proffitt avoids the punch easily.

Proffitt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Proffitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Proffitt drops back looking for a leg! Jax is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jax manages to kick Proffitt off! Proffitt jumps back into Jax's guard.

Jax throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Proffitt lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proffitt slips nicely into half guard.
Jax trying to control from the bottom.
Proffitt lands with a punch from half guard.
Jax moves into full guard.
Proffitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proffitt 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jax is on top in guard.

Proffitt looking for a guillotine here but Jax defends easily.
Jax trying to control the position from guard on top but Proffitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson Jax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Proffitt wants to sweep here but Jax controlling him for the moment.
Proffitt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Proffitt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jax has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jax manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proffitt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jax's head.
Proffitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Jax is retaining full guard.

Proffitt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jax manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Proffitt has Jax in his guard.

Proffitt looking for a guillotine here but Jax defends easily.

Proffitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Proffitt is tightening it up a little... Jax has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jax reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jax taps out! nice BJJ there by Proffitt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jason Proffitt!