PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxon's entrance music is X Goin' Give iIt To Ya-DMX. A fine choice. Danza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who's the Boss. The key to victory for Tyrone Jaxon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jaxon
vs
Danza

168 cm
32
178 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

180 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues
Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jaxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Jaxon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jaxon misses with a low kick.
Danza misses with a body shot.
Jaxon throws a right hand that Danza ducks under and follows up with a left that Danza also avoids with ease.
No luck for Danza with that takedown attempt.
Jaxon moves out of range of the body kick.
Danza lands with an overhand left.
Jaxon lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danza throws out a loose jab but Jaxon uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Jaxon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaxon scores with a hook.
Jaxon lands with a hook. Danza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danza shoots in for a double leg but Jaxon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaxon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danza was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaxon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon looks to score with a jab to the body but Danza is just out of range.
Jaxon misses with a wild body shot.

Danza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaxon is trying to control the position but Danza postures up.
Jaxon has control of Danza's left arm, preventing Danza from doing any damage.
Danza throws a strike but Jaxon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jaxon preventing the sweep.
Danza seems keen to control Jaxon's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaxon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaxon postures up.
Jaxon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Danza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jaxon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Danza misses.
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!
Danza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyrone Jaxon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Danza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danza misses with a hook
and Jaxon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaxon tests Danza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Danza blocks the low kick.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaxon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaxon dives in and grabs Danza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danza pushes down on Jaxon's head and hops out.
Jaxon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danza.
Jaxon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danza.
Jaxon misses with a straight left.
Jaxon throws a leg kick but Danza checks it.
Danza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danza walks into a stiff left hand from Jaxon.

Jaxon tries to sprawl but Danza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
Danza is keen to just control but Jaxon is a slippery customer.
Danza is looking to advance position but Jaxon won't allow it.
Danza wants to take a breather but Jaxon is having none of it.
Jaxon tries to get to full guard but Danza has control of the leg.
Danza is thwarting Jaxon's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danza trying to pass the guard but Jaxon defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Jaxon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jaxon defending well as Danza loads up on a big left hand.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon throws a head kick but Danza moves out of range.
Danza slips a jab and a cross from Jaxon.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon checks a leg kick.
Danza throws a front kick aimed at Jaxon's knee but Jaxon avoids it well.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Jaxon misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jaxon is winning the standup battle so far.
Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danza connects with a right hand. Jaxon shakes it off.
Jaxon is looking to wear down Danza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaxon throws a hook but Danza avoids it easily.
Danza throws a lazy right hand but Jaxon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaxon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxon misses with a body shot.
Jaxon cracks a nice hook into Danza's ribs.
Danza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaxon tests Danza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danza scores with a one two! Jaxon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jaxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danza moves away.
Danza checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyrone Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danza shoots in for a takedown but Jaxon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrone Jaxon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Danza.
Danza jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Danza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danza throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaxon wants to sweep but no luck.
Danza trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaxon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danza.
Jaxon looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaxon, not yet.
Jaxon trying to keep a closed guard but Danza is proving a slippery customer.
Danza throwing strikes from guard but Jaxon blocks nicely.
Danza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaxon is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaxon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danza misses with a body shot.
Jaxon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaxon.

Danza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Danza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danza is thwarting Jaxon's attempts to control the position.
Danza is looking to advance position but Jaxon won't allow it.
Danza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon wants to get back to full guard but Danza has passed into side control.
Jaxon controls the position for a moment.
Jaxon is trying to control Danza's posture but Danza avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Danza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaxon throws a lazy uppercut
and Danza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaxon looks to score with a jab to the body but Danza is just out of range.
Jaxon scores with a nice strike.
Jaxon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danza manages to avoid it.
Danza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaxon under the eye.
A good leg kick by Jaxon.
Jaxon swings for the body but Danza moves out of range.
Danza throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jaxon counter with a right hand.
Danza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaxon misses with a looping left.
Danza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxon misses with a right hand
and Danza counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Danza.
Jaxon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danza misses with a body punch
and Jaxon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danza thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon digs a good body shot into Danza's ribs.
Jaxon misses with a body shot.
Jaxon looks to score with a jab to the body but Danza is just out of range.
Danza blocks a jab.
Jaxon stuffs the takedown attempt from Danza. Danza gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaxon misses with a looping left.
Danza misses the shot to the body.
Danza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jaxon to counter with a crisp jab.
Danza misses with an uppercut. Jaxon saw that one coming.
Jaxon throws a solid leg kick but Danza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaxon.
Jaxon throws a body punch but Danza moves out of range.
Danza shoots in for a takedown but Jaxon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrone Jaxon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Danza.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danza.
Danza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaxon throws out the jab.
Danza ducks under a wild hook from Jaxon.
Jaxon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaxon. Danza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danza blocks a head kick by Jaxon.

Danza drives through with a takedown into Jaxon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaxon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jaxon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danza.
Danza looking to sit in guard and control but Jaxon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danza wants to sweep but no luck.

Danza looking for a guillotine here but Jaxon defends easily.

Danza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaxon defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danza is keeping the position for now.
Danza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danza looking for a sweep. Not yet Danza, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Jaxon.
I think Jaxon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tyrone Jaxon!
An out of breath Tyrone Jaxon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.