PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Fire by Demolition Man as his entrance music. Matt Sabre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sabre
vs
Jones

189 cm
29
213 lbs
28 - 4 - 1

195 cm
30
280 lbs
27 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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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 28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Sabre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabre misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Sabre misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre lands a right hook to the body.
Sabre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sabre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Sabre slips the punch.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sabre - that will leave a mark!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sabre scores with a leg kick.

Sabre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
Sabre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Sabre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sabre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Sabre.
Nice elbow from Sabre.

It looks like Barclay Jones has been cut.
Sabre is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Sabre looking to slow down the pace here.
Sabre is working Jones over against the cage.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Sabre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sabre trying to land knees to the body.
Sabre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabre.
Sabre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Sabre.
Sabre pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabre's elbow.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Sabre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Sabre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones working aggressively here.
Sabre prevents a body shot from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sabre lands a nice uppercut.
Sabre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sabre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Sabre.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Sabre lands an elbow inside.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sabre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sabre swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Sabre is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Sabre coming out on top.
Sabre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabre can pounce on him.
Sabre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sabre scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Sabre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Sabre scores with a leg kick.
Sabre thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sabre instigates a clinch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
A short right from Sabre.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre working Jones over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Sabre pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Sabre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sabre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Sabre tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Sabre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Sabre presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matt Sabre has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre landing knees to the body.
Sabre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sabre lands a left hand.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sabre lands with a left to the head.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabre is stalling here.
Sabre cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Sabre works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sabre gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Sabre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Sabre lands with a left to the head.
Sabre lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sabre.
Sabre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sabre lands with a right to the head.
Sabre lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabre's elbow.
Sabre lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre lands with a right to the head.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Sabre avoiding damage.
Sabre lands with a right to the head.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Sabre is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sabre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Sabre lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sabre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones moves forwards but Sabre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Sabre.
Sabre digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Sabre misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Sabre tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Matt Sabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabre shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sabre.
Sabre connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Sabre. Sabre maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Sabre trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Sabre is struggling to control the position.
Jones tries to work over Sabre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Sabre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sabre lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Sabre.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre blocks an elbow strike.
Sabre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sabre lands with a left to the head.
Sabre avoiding damage.
Sabre pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre working aggressively here.
Sabre working Jones over with knees to the body.
Sabre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Sabre lands with a left to the head.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
Sabre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Sabre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones prevents a body shot from Sabre.
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Sabre tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Sabre improves position.
Sabre lands a damaging elbow.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Sabre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
A short right from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabre crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Sabre gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabre lands a knee to the body.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabre.
Sabre landing knees to the body.
Sabre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sabre missing with knees to the body.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabre 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.