PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dizzy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Andersson
vs
Jones

180 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dizzy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
Andersson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Andersson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Andersson, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Andersson against the cage but Andersson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Andersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones is trying to control Andersson's posture but Andersson avoids it.
Jones tries to bench press Andersson off him but Andersson keeps the position.
Andersson taking a breather here.
Andersson advances to mount.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Andersson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Andersson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andersson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andersson throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.

Andersson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Andersson instigates a clinch.

Andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniel Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dizzy Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Andersson on that attempt.
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Andersson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Andersson swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Andersson's guard.
Andersson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Andersson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones stands up and waves to Andersson to follow him.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Andersson scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to keep Andersson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Andersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jones working for a triangle but Andersson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Andersson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Jones as Andersson shoots in.

Andersson shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones controls Andersson momentarily but Andersson frees himself.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Andersson 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Andersson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andersson with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andersson won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones cracks Andersson with a big elbow.
Andersson is trying to improve his position.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Andersson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones passes to side control.
Andersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Andersson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andersson tries to get out of the position.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andersson tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying calm.
Andersson sneaks back into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Andersson is defending the position.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones is looking to advance position but Andersson won't allow it.
Jones works his way into side control.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Andersson has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.

Jones is trying to trip Andersson. He has hold of a leg but Andersson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dizzy Jones 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andersson gets the takedown into side control.
Andersson taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Andersson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Andersson trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Andersson works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Andersson.
Andersson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Andersson blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andersson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Andersson looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Andersson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Andersson shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Andersson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andersson tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Andersson postures up.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Andersson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones is trying to keep Andersson in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Andersson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andersson off and has taken his back!
Jones slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jones avoiding Andersson 's attempts to control his hands.
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Andersson manages to turn into his guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Andersson from controlling successfully.
Jones controls Andersson momentarily but Andersson frees himself.
Andersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jones is working for a kimura but Andersson is defending it quite comfortably.
Andersson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Daniel Andersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andersson 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Andersson!