PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Weapon of Choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Why
vs
Jones

180 cm
28
180 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

192 cm
25
178 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucifer Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for the body kick but Why saw that one coming.
Jones tries a low kick but Why avoids it.
Jones cracks Why with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Why does a little dance to reset his feet.
Why shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Why's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stevie Why seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Why with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Jones

and Why counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Why trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Why isn't so interested in that idea.
Why stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Why trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stevie Why wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Why gets a takedown into half guard.

Why is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Why works his way into side control.
Jones is not content to let Why control the position.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Why taking a breather here.
Why scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Why wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Why.
Why scoring with punches from side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Why is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Why. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones parries the strikes from Why easily there. Why is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Why cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Why landing a few strikes.

Why is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Why wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Why creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Why trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Why sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Why dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Why shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Why, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Why. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a head kick!

It looks like Stevie Why has been cut.
Why lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a left hand

and Why counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Why controlling from mount.
Why thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Why misses with a head shot.
Why scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
BOOM! Why connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Why.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to hold on but Why pushes him away.
Why throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Why lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Why throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Why dominating with strikes here.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Why maintains control.
Why scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Why smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones tries to hold on but Why postures up.
Stevie Why overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why lands a heavy elbow.
Why trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Why postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Why there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Why throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Why 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.
Why avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Why has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Why landing punches.
Why controlling from mount.
Why trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Why is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Why dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Why's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Why makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Why fails with the takedown.
Why shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Why fails to land with a series of punches.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Why has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Why pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Why dives into Jones's guard.
Why thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to stand up but Why is controlling him.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Why from controlling successfully.
Why throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Why's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Why is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Why throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Why is keeping the position.
Why wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones wanted to stand there but Why had control of the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Why is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Why looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Why is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Why is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Why is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Why sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevie Why is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Why shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Why is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Why passes into half guard.
Lucifer Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Well, if Why is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Why is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Why trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Why showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Why, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Stevie Why!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Stevie Why!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Stevie Why!

Stevie Why wins by unanimous decision!