PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Senor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Cruz enters the cage!

Jones
vs
Cruz

174 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Senor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz shoots and misses

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Jones won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jones stands and steps away. Cruz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz misses with a takedown

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz wriggles free and stands up.
Tyson Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cruz enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.

Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cruz fails with the takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Senor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Cruz.
Cruz looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a takedown

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cruz has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz prevents Jones from moving into mount.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Senor Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz shoots and misses

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Senor Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jones looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Senor Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
Jones controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senor Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones breaks from Cruz's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cruz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senor Jones dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruz is in guard.

Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jones feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.

Senor Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jones stands up and beckons Cruz to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Senor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jones decides to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Senor 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

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