PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PacMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Stanislav

188 cm
22
235 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, PacMan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Stanislav ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanislav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Stanislav's shoulder, as Stanislav tries to avoid the shot.
Stanislav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislav wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
A left lands for Stanislav.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stanislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Stanislav moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Stanislav.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Stanislav counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stanislav throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Stanislav swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanislav tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanislav manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanislav connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanislav lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Stanislav throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Stanislav sprawls well.
Stanislav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Oooh a lovely combination from Stanislav sends Jones down but not out. Stanislav dives into side control looking to finish.
Stanislav tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanislav tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stanislav tries to get to his feet but Jones is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Stanislav in his guard.

Stanislav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Stanislav tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanislav.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Stanislav counters with a series of strikes that sends Jones to the canvas! Stanislav follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Stanislav controlling him for the moment.
Stanislav has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Stanislav any problems.
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Stanislav is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones working for a triangle but Stanislav defends it easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stanislav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Stanislav slips the punch.
Stanislav slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws out a loose jab but Stanislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Stanislav is avoiding it.
Stanislav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislav wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Stanislav moved out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanislav pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones stops Stanislav from getting back to his feet.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to take a breather but Stanislav is having none of it.
Jones is nestled in close to Stanislav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stanislav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Stanislav wants to get back to his feet.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Stanislav uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Stanislav!
Jones trying to control the position.

Jones working for a triangle but Stanislav defends it easily.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanislav gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Stanislav from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stanislav utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Stanislav slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanislav can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PacMan Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones wants to clinch up but Stanislav keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanislav moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanislav's waist but Stanislav gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Stanislav scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanislav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.

Jones is rocked!
Jones throws the left hand but Stanislav avoids the punch easily.
Taras Stanislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanislav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanislav slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanislav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanislav avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stanislav blocks a head kick by Jones.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanislav lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Stanislav shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Stanislav drops Jones with a nice combination! Stanislav dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.

Stanislav stands up from Jones's guard - Stanislav perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanislav displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Stanislav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanislav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taras Stanislav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanislav cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stanislav! Jones is backing up but he can't get away as Stanislav lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jones and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taras Stanislav!