PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ste Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alabaster Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a hammer. Alabaster Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Passmoor
vs
Jones

181 cm
26
166 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ste Passmoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alabaster Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Passmoor moves into the clinch.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alabaster Jones has been cut.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Passmoor scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Passmoor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Passmoor connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Passmoor lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Passmoor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jones is rocked!

Passmoor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Passmoor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Passmoor can't do much from the bottom here.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Passmoor throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Passmoor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones gets to mount! Passmoor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Passmoor is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Passmoor tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Passmoor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones trying to control but Passmoor is having none of it.
Passmoor tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Passmoor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Passmoor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Passmoor is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Passmoor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Passmoor lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Passmoor prevents it.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ste Passmoor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alabaster Jones.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Passmoor gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones looks gassed!
Passmoor connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Passmoor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Alabaster Jones's cut even more.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is working for takedown but Passmoor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Passmoor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Passmoor.

Passmoor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Passmoor is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Passmoor trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Passmoor wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

Passmoor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ste Passmoor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alabaster Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Passmoor. No joy for Jones on that attempt.

Passmoor moves into the clinch successfully.
Passmoor lands a knee to the body.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

Passmoor gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Passmoor is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Passmoor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Passmoor looking for a submission but Jones manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Passmoor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Passmoor passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Passmoor wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

Passmoor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Passmoor gets a clinch.
Passmoor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Passmoor.

Passmoor has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Passmoor manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Passmoor is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Passmoor seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.

Passmoor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Passmoor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones wants to control but Passmoor is keeping busy.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Passmoor is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Passmoor instigates a clinch.

Passmoor jumps guard.

Passmoor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Passmoor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ste Passmoor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alabaster Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Passmoor wants to clinch.
Passmoor throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Ste Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Passmoor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.

Passmoor closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.

Passmoor pulls guard.

Passmoor has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Passmoor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Passmoor.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to mount! Passmoor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones looking to control but Passmoor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ste Passmoor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Passmoor is trying desperately to improve position.
Passmoor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Passmoor tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

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 seems to be looking for submissions.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Passmoor pushes Jones off but Jones dives into side control.
Passmoor wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Passmoor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor wants to control but Jones postures up.

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

Passmoor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Passmoor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Ste Passmoor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Passmoor fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Passmoor has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.

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.
Passmoor misses with a knee to the head.
Passmoor has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Passmoor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown but Passmoor manages to get underhooks.
Passmoor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Passmoor landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Passmoor.
Alabaster Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Passmoor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Passmoor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Passmoor manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Passmoor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Passmoor is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ste Passmoor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Passmoor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ste Passmoor!