PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Money Pakyaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pakyaw
vs
Jones

170 cm
26
147 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

182 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Money Pakyaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakyaw with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is controlling the pace.

Jones gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pakyaw tries to clinch

and Jones moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakyaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.

Jones pulls guard.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pakyaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Money Pakyaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pakyaw wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pakyaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pakyaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pakyaw is breathing heavily.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jones has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pakyaw letting Jones take a breather here.

Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Jones stands and steps away. Pakyaw gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pakyaw shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jones has Pakyaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Pakyaw working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pakyaw avoids it.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Jones has clasped his hands together around Pakyaw's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pakyaw is being controlled here.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pakyaw will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Jones has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pakyaw looks a forlorn figure.
Pakyaw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones controlling from the full mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Pakyaw defends it well.
Pakyaw is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Pakyaw with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones controlling the pace for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pakyaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pakyaw taking shots to the head.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pakyaw can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pakyaw enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pakyaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones pushes down on Pakyaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones passes to side control.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pakyaw has escaped the position, nice work there.

Jones stands up and beckons Pakyaw to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Pakyaw in a clinch.
Pakyaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jones has picked Pakyaw up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dan Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Pakyaw shoots in.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is nestled in close to Pakyaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pakyaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones content just to control the position here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with strikes but Pakyaw is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Pakyaw is in no mood to give up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing punches.
The referee warns Pakyaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Pakyaw is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Pakyaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Pakyaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Money Pakyaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Dan Jones!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Dan Jones!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dan Jones!

Dan Jones wins by unanimous decision!