PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osana Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Osana Bin Laden's chin.

Bin Laden
vs
Jones

190 cm
24
188 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osana Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bin Laden has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Bin Laden pulls guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bin Laden keeps moving.
Bin Laden looking for a sweep. Not yet Bin Laden, not yet.
Bin Laden controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bin Laden is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones trying to control but Bin Laden is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Osana Bin Laden just wasn't active enough.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bin Laden swivels and escapes.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Bin Laden sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones dives in and grabs Bin Laden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bin Laden pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Osana Bin Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones looks for a takedown but Bin Laden sprawls well.
Jones looks gassed!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.

Bin Laden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Bin Laden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bin Laden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bin Laden working Jones over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Bin Laden seems content to control.
Bin Laden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bin Laden working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Laden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.

Bin Laden is looking for a kimura here.
Bin Laden wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Bin Laden passes into side control, despite Jones's attempt to control the position.

Bin Laden decides to stand back up.
Bin Laden shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Bin Laden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin Laden shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bin Laden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bin Laden scoring with some ground and pound.
Bin Laden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Bin Laden defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osana Bin Laden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bin Laden takes the fight into the clinch.

Bin Laden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bin Laden with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bin Laden clinches with his opponent.

Bin Laden has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Bin Laden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bin Laden closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Bin Laden pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bin Laden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Bin Laden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osana Bin Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Jones.

Bin Laden gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bin Laden chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin Laden controls the pace.
Bin Laden chips away with some ground and pound.

Bin Laden decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!

Bin Laden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osana Bin Laden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Laden slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Bin Laden is looking for a kimura here.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bin Laden throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bin Laden.
Jones is trying to keep Bin Laden in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Laden throwing strikes but missing.
Bin Laden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bin Laden postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Bin Laden content to stall in guard here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bin Laden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bin Laden has Jones in his guard.
Bin Laden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bin Laden circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bin Laden as he jumps to the side.
Osana Bin Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Jones.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bin Laden.

Bin Laden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bin Laden in particular looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Laden lands with a punch from half guard.
Bin Laden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bin Laden working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Bin Laden seems content to control.
Bin Laden is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Bin Laden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bin Laden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to improve his position but Bin Laden is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bin Laden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bin Laden works his way into side control.
Bin Laden moves into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Bin Laden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bin Laden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Bin Laden looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden landing strikes from the mount.
Bin Laden dominating with strikes here.
Bin Laden looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!

Bin Laden is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Bin Laden controlling from the full mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bin Laden landing punches.
Bin Laden looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Laden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Bin Laden.
Bin Laden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniel Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osana Bin Laden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin Laden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osana Bin Laden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin Laden 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osana Bin Laden!