PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bader Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Daniels
vs
Jones

170 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

165 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bader Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Jones's head back.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Daniels drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Daniels.
Jones shoots and misses
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones looks gassed!

Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

Daniels has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Daniels's guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Daniels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing down on Daniels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
Daniels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Daniels.

Daniels is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Jones is pushing down on Daniels's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daniels is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.

Daniels kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Daniels cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Daniels dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Daniels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels raining down shots from the mount!
Daniels misses with a head shot.
Daniels lands with some strikes.
Daniels unloading with bombs!
Daniels controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daniels.

Daniels looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Daniels unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels 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 tries to sprawl but Daniels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daniels is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Daniels throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Daniels trying to control the pace.

Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Daniels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Daniels just wasn't active enough.
Daniels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!