PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tonbridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonbridge has chosen The Cumshots - I Drink Alone as his entrance music. Terry Tonbridge will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Protacio Jawo
vs
Tonbridge

175 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
184 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tonbridge!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jawo misses.
Jawo throws a body punch but Tonbridge moves out of range.
Tonbridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonbridge walks into a stiff left hand from Jawo.
Tonbridge is looking to clinch.
Tonbridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jawo's waist but Jawo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tonbridge off to one side.
Good shot there by Jawo.
Jawo lands a jab to Tonbridge's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonbridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tonbridge rushes Jawo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tonbridge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonbridge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Tonbridge.
Tonbridge blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo works on Tonbridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonbridge prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Tonbridge blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jawo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonbridge's elbow.
Jawo trying to land knees to the body.
Jawo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonbridge.
Jawo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Jawo.
Tonbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonbridge.
Tonbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jawo.
A short uppercut from Jawo.
Tonbridge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jawo trying to land knees to the body.
Jawo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jawo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jawo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonbridge working aggressively here.
Tonbridge lands an uppercut.
Tonbridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jawo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jawo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jawo blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jawo obliges.
Tonbridge looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge throws a head punch that misses.
Jawo digs a right hand into Tonbridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonbridge's gas tank.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jawo.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jawo missing with knees to the body.
Tonbridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jawo throws an elbow that misses.
Tonbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Jawo controls the action.
Tonbridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike.
Jawo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonbridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Jawo.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jawo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jawo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonbridge.
Nice body punch from Jawo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonbridge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tonbridge gets through Jawo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonbridge blocks the elbow strike.
Jawo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tonbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonbridge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jawo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jawo.
A short uppercut from Jawo.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo scores with a hook to the body.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Tonbridge tries for a takedown but Jawo manages to get underhooks.
Jawo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonbridges head.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Tonbridge.
Tonbridge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge managing to block the knees to the body from Jawo.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Tonbridge.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jawo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tonbridge's brow.
Tonbridge tries a body shot but Jawo blocks it.
Jawo digs a right hand into Tonbridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonbridge's gas tank.
Tonbridge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Jawo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jawo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Jawo.
Good body shot from Jawo.
Jawo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonbridge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jawo - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jawo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jawo.
Nice elbow from Jawo.
Jawo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tonbridge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jawo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonbridge.
Jawo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonbridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Jawo lands with a good body shot.
Jawo throws a hook but Tonbridge blocks it.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonbridge is just out of range.

Jawo closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jawo.
Jawo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jose Protacio Jawo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Jawo.
A short right from Jawo.
Tonbridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Jawo.
Tonbridge takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Terry Tonbridge has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jawo.
Jawo lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jawo throws an elbow but misses.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonbridge is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo lands an elbow that stopped Tonbridge in his tracks for a moment.
Jawo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonbridge tries for a takedown but Jawo manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jawo - that landed with a thud.
Jawo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tonbridge avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Jawo.
A short right from Jawo.
Jawo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jawo works on Tonbridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jawo throws an elbow but misses.
Jawo is leaning against Tonbridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jawo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonbridge or not.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo pushes Tonbridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is leaning against Tonbridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Jawo.
Jawo crunches a lovely knee into Tonbridge's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jawo obliges.
Jawo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonbridge avoids it.
Jawo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jawo lands a right hand.
Jawo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jawo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tonbridge avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jawo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jawo.
Jawo digs a right hand into Tonbridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonbridge's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jawo.
Jawo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonbridge can do to turn this around?
Jawo is leaning against Tonbridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jawo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jawo scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jawo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jawo.
Jawo trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jawo.
Tonbridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jawo blocks an uppercut.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.
Tonbridge blocks an elbow strike.
Tonbridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jawo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jawo works on Tonbridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jawo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jawo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jawo as the two fighters clinch.
Jawo presses Tonbridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jawo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a left hand.
Jawo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jawo is leaning against Tonbridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jawo digs a right hand underneath Tonbridge's ribcage. Tonbridge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Jawo as the two fighters clinch.
Jawo lands a body shot.
Jawo lands a right hand.
Jawo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo can't find room to land a body shot as Tonbridge controls the action.
Jawo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jawo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Jawo works on Tonbridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo works on Tonbridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jawo working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terry Tonbridge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Tonbridge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonbridge manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Jawo finds it's target.
Tonbridge tries to clinch up
and Jawo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jawo thuds a left hand into Tonbridge's body.
Jawo lands a jab to Tonbridge's midsection.
Jawo is looking to wear down Tonbridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Jawo misses.
Jawo cracks a nice hook into Tonbridge's ribs.
Tonbridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonbridge fails with the takedown.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tonbridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonbridge slips a straight right by Jawo.
Tonbridge darts in trying to clinch
and Jawo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jawo does it's job there.
Jawo throws a hook but Tonbridge blocks it.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonbridge.
Tonbridge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jawo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jawo wants to clinch up but Tonbridge keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Tonbridge.
Tonbridge ducks right into an uppercut from Jawo.
Tonbridge tries to clinch up
and Jawo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jawo scores with a jab to the head.
Jawo misses the jab.
Jawo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jawo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jawo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonbridge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Jawo takes the fight into the clinch.
Jose Protacio Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Jawo.
Tonbridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jawo backwards.
Tonbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jawo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonbridge working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Jawo controls the action.
Jawo blocking some punches.
Tonbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Jawo lands a nice elbow.
Jawo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonbridge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jawo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tonbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tonbridge lands a left hand.
Jawo prevents the takedown attempt.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
Tonbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonbridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terry Tonbridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jawo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jawo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!