PBP Commentary

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

Man
vs
Jones

150 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bamboo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Jones stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones avoids the head kick by Man.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bamboo Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Man.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones jabs at Man's body.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Man is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Man is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Man takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Man lands a heavy elbow.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Man avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones really wants to buck Man off and get back to his feet.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the pace for now.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Jones wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bamboo Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Man tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Man's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Man advances position into side control!
Man wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Bamboo Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Man working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Man with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bamboo Man will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.

Jones is rocked!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Man. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones motions for Man to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bamboo Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
A left lands for Jones.
James Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.

Man connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Jones to the floor! Man dives in looking for the finish!
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Man connects with a bit shot that sees Jones covering up! More strikes from Man and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Man is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bamboo Man!
After the fight, Bamboo Man was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.