PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Saavedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saavedra
vs
Jones

188 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Saavedra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saavedra avoids it really well and circles away.
Saavedra throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saavedra.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saavedra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saavedra sprawls well. Saavedra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy Saavedra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jones.
Saavedra throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Saavedra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saavedra misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Saavedra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries for a takedown but Saavedra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saavedra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saavedra misses with a wild body shot.
Saavedra thows a body shot but no joy.
Saavedra tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Saavedra throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Saavedra takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Saavedra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saavedra circles away.
Saavedra lands with a shot to the body.
Saavedra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saavedra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jesse Jones has been cut.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Saavedra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saavedra.
Saavedra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saavedra throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Saavedra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Saavedra stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Saavedra swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saavedra.
Jab from Saavedra.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saavedra.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Saavedra defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saavedra preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra can't escape the position.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Saavedra can't escape the position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saavedra tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Saavedra is trying desperately to improve position.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saavedra manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Saavedra wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Saavedra controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saavedra is trying to buck Jones off.
Saavedra is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Saavedra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Jones'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.

Saavedra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Roy Saavedra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saavedra. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saavedra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saavedra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saavedra throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saavedra misses with a series of wild punches.
Saavedra misses with a wild body shot.
Saavedra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Saavedra.
Saavedra misses with a two punch combination.
Saavedra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Saavedra.
Saavedra leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roy Saavedra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jones.
Saavedra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Saavedra.
Saavedra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones looks for a takedown but Saavedra sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra misses with a series of wild punches.
Saavedra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Saavedra with a hook.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saavedra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saavedra is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saavedra is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Saavedra won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Saavedra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saavedra tries to get out of the position.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saavedra defends it well.
Saavedra tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones prevents Saavedra from standing back up.
Saavedra is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones stops Saavedra from getting back to his feet.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saavedra is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saavedra is looking to improve his position.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Saavedra looks like he's trying to stand up.
Saavedra is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jones wants to control the pace but Saavedra is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saavedra tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Saavedra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Saavedra falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saavedra's guard.
Saavedra pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saavedra wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saavedra is keeping the position for now.
Saavedra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Saavedra wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Saavedra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Saavedra blocks nicely.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saavedra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones pushing down on Saavedra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Saavedra tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Saavedra looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra controlling the position well.
Saavedra won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Saavedra wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saavedra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Saavedra thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Saavedra misses with a wild body shot.
Jones staying out of range there.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saavedra is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saavedra is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.
Saavedra looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jesse Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Saavedra's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saavedra.
Saavedra is working to get back to half guard.

Jones is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jones shoots in but Saavedra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saavedra swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Saavedra misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saavedra misses with a wild body shot.
Roy Saavedra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saavedra is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Roy Saavedra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Saavedra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saavedra 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Saavedra!