PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Vendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vendiola
vs
Jones

178 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.

Vendiola clinches.
Vendiola can't get the takedown.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Vendiola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Vendiola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vendiola pinned against the cage. Vendiola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberto Vendiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
Vendiola is looking to clinch.
Vendiola tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Vendiola with a series of wild strikes but Vendiola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vendiola pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

Vendiola is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vendiola persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendiola thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vendiola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vendiola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vendiola postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Vendiola with a nice head shot there.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Vendiola defends easily.
Vendiola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola advances position into side control!
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vendiola scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vendiola scores with punches from side control.
Vendiola 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.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Vendiola stalls from top position.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Vendiola wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Vendiola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Vendiola controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vendiola has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is not content to let Vendiola control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Vendiola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vendiola dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vendiola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Jones.

Vendiola moves into the clinch successfully.

Vendiola works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Jones has his foot on Vendiola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vendiola works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vendiola from controlling successfully.
Vendiola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vendiola throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Vendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vendiola looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vendiola managing to control the position.
Vendiola wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Vendiola pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vendiola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Vendiola moves out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Vendiola shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vendiola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Vendiola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Vendiola jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendiola wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Vendiola controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Vendiola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberto Vendiola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vendiola landing some decent shots from guard.
Vendiola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vendiola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vendiola lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola throws a big right hand that misses.
Vendiola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vendiola is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones wants to stand but Vendiola is controlling the position.

Vendiola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vendiola stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendiola is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Vendiola dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vendiola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vendiola successfully pulls guard.

Vendiola pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vendiola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vendiola with a nice head shot there.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vendiola has passed into side control.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Vendiola scoring with strikes.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Vendiola dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendiola cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vendiola is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones tries to bench press Vendiola off him but Vendiola keeps the position.
Vendiola controls the position.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vendiola 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.
Check out the look on Vendiola's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendiola is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vendiola cracks Jones with a big elbow.

Jones is rocked!
Vendiola scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jones is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vendiola can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Vendiola!