PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saymon Saymon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bone
vs
Saymon

190 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

224 cm
18
298 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saymon Saymon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saymon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bone throws a wild body kick that Saymon sees coming a mile off.
Bone tries to clinch there but Saymon circles away.
Saymon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bone tries to sprawl but Saymon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Saymon has control of the leg.
Saymon is pressing down on Bone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bone is holding on for now.
Bone is trying to control but can't.
Bone tries to kick Saymon off but Saymon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Saymon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bone is just riding it out for now. Saymon eventually gives up the hold.
Saymon not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone looking for submissions off his back.
Saymon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saymon prevents Bone from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saymon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bone sees it coming and defends easily.
Bone tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Saymon manages to move to mount!
Saymon 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 three minutes gone in the round.

Saymon looking to secure an arm triangle but Bone defends it well.
Bone wants to hold on but Saymon pushes him away.

Saymon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Saymon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bone tries to avoid it but Saymon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bone to the ground. Bone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saymon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Bone.
Bone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saymon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saymon shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saymon fails with the takedown
and Bone counters with a nice kick to the body.
John Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saymon Saymon.
Saymon looks gassed!
Bone throws a wild body kick that Saymon sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone throws a right and a left that Saymon avoids nicely.
Bone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Saymon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saymon Saymon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Saymon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bone. Bone obviously looking to wear him down.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Saymon circles away.

Saymon tries to keep at a distance but Bone has taken the fight into the clinch.

Saymon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bone tries to buck Saymon off but Saymon is having none of it.

Saymon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Saymon Saymon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Saymon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saymon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Saymon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bone gets back to half guard.
Bone won't allow Saymon to pass to mount.
Saymon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Saymon has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saymon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Saymon drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bone is working an open guard so Saymon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saymon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Saymon shoots in and bounces Bone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bone is trying to control the position but Saymon postures up.
Saymon chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saymon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bone working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saymon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bone wriggles free and stands up.
Saymon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Saymon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saymon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saymon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saymon passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saymon is working for a submission of some sort.
Bone trying to hold on to Saymon's head to control him but Saymon postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bone is defending against the submission attempts here by Saymon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Saymon manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saymon Saymon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bone stuffs the takedown attempt from Saymon. Saymon gets slowly back to his feet.
Saymon moves out of range as Bone throws a body kick.

Bone clinches up against the cage.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone looking for a takedown.

Saymon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saymon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bone trying to control but Saymon is working from the bottom.
Bone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saymon pulls Bone in to control the position.
Saymon trying to control the position.
Saymon 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.
Saymon being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone tries to bum rush Saymon with a series of wild strikes but Saymon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saymon misses with a takedown attempt - Bone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bone thuds a left hand into Saymon's body.
John Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone slaps away a takedown attempt from Saymon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saymon Saymon.
Saymon avoids the head kick by Bone.
Bone tries to clinch there but Saymon circles away.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saymon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bone!
Bone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saymon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bone misses with a wild combination.
Saymon blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saymon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bone's waist but Bone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saymon off to one side.
Bone looks to land a combination. Saymon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bone lands a head shot.
Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bone wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Saymon moves into the clinch.
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saymon pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Saymon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saymon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saymon has control of Bone's left arm, preventing Bone from doing any damage.
Bone distracts Saymon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Saymon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saymon trying to keep a closed guard but Bone is proving a slippery customer.
Saymon Saymon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saymon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saymon Saymon!