PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chandler Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Power- Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Saito
vs
Jones

180 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masa Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chandler Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Saito backpedaling.

It looks like Masa Saito has been cut.
Saito misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saito defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chandler Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Saito seems unphased.

Saito is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saito is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saito throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Saito not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Saito keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saito.
Saito misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Saito controlling him for the moment.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saito's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saito throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saito throwing strikes but missing.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saito.
Saito throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones swings widly with a right hand

and Saito counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saito postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Saito sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Masa Saito just wasn't active enough.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Saito counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saito controls the pace.
Jones looking to control.
Saito controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saito is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saito controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Saito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Saito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Saito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saito.

Saito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saito lands in his opponent's guard.
Saito throwing strikes but missing.
Saito controlling from the top position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Saito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Masa Saito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saito throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Saito is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chandler Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Jones misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Saito.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.

Saito shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saito throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Saito cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Saito trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saito throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones distracts Saito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Saito manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Saito misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.

Masa Saito's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Saito shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.
Saito postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Saito postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones keeping full guard, as Saito tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.
Saito throwing strikes but missing.
Saito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saito throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Saito stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Saito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masa Saito's cut.
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. 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.

Saito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Saito ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones tries to move into range but Saito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Saito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Saito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones misses with a hook.

Saito closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saito.
Saito throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Saito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saito wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Saito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saito throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saito is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saito wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Saito passes into half guard.
Saito takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Saito landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saito controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Saito is keeping busy.
Saito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones pushes Saito off looking to stand but Saito dives back in and keeps control.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saito stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Saito stops Jones from standing up.
Saito trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Saito controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saito seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Masa Saito just wasn't active enough.
Jones is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Saito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Saito!