PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Jones. Baird has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Macadam Baird is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jones
vs
Baird

184 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baird. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baird moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Baird gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Baird stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Baird has wrist control.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Baird is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Baird.
Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baird takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones prevents Baird from escaping the position.
Jones trying to control the action but Baird is working from the bottom.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Baird wants to control but Jones postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones is trying to ground and pound but Baird uses the momentary lack of control by Jones to regain half guard.
Baird blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is really struggling to control Baird but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baird is trying to get back to full guard.
Baird is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Baird trying to control from the bottom.
Jones moves into full mount! Baird won't be happy about that!
Baird is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baird because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baird looks a forlorn figure.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baird misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Baird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Baird scoring well with a low kick there.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Baird rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baird throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab lands there for Baird.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to pass Baird's guard but actually Baird recovers to full guard.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Baird is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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 lands a couple of elbows.
Baird wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baird connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baird off to one side.
Baird scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones punishes Baird's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baird has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baird throws an off balance right hand

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Baird avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Baird working aggressively here.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Baird.
Jones lands a body shot.
Baird is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Jones.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Baird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baird backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baird crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Baird gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Baird manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Baird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Baird throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Jones is looking to wear down Baird with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones tries to clinch there but Baird circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baird.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.

That's two 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.
Baird misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baird misses with a leg kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Baird misses

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Baird's ribcage. Baird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Baird controls the action.
A short left from Jones.
Baird lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Doctor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Baird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baird stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Baird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Baird tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baird stalling the fight.
Jones prevents a body shot from Baird.
Baird tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.

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.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macadam Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Baird - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Baird misses with a body punch.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Jones!