PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Utah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Dayman Remix as his entrance music. Utah Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Day Man's chin.

Jones
vs
Man

181 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

173 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones looks to clinch
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Man misses.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a head kick.
Man misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Jones blocks a head kick by Man.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Man is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Man is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Day Man will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones tries to clinch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones wants to clinch
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Utah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Man throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
Man throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man avoids the head kick by Jones.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Day Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Man throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jones is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Jones wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Utah Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones tries to clinch
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Man misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man working aggressively here.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a head kick.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Man is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Day Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Day Man!