PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Leander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Leander

187 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Leander!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Leander misses with a few strikes there.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones shoots in and bounces Leander off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leander keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Leander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Leander wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Leander's brow.
Leander wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones throws a strike but Leander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed

and Leander counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Leander wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leander 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Will Leander wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leander shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Leander shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones looks for a takedown but Leander sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leander leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Leander throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Leander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones shoots and misses
and Leander counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Leander counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leander on his heels. He'll look to pass Leander's guard now, I'm sure.

Leander pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Leander.
Leander gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones gets control of Leander's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones keeping full guard, as Leander tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls Leander in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrei Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leander. Jones shrugs it off though.
Leander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Leander avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Leander is retaining full guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leander not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones wanted to stand there but Leander had control of the position.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones trying to control but Leander is working from the bottom.
Leander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Leander trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Leander was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Leander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Leander.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Leander throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leander as he jumps to the side.

Jones forces Leander back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to pull guard but Leander won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No joy there for Leander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leander shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leander quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Leander defends it.
Leander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Leander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andrei Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones trying to control but Leander is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrei Jones just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Leander moves out of range.
Leander has a takedown stuffed.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Leander tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leander pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leander working a defensive guard here.
Leander keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones wants to control from the top but Leander keeps moving.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leander keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones prevents Leander from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Andrei Jones!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Andrei Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Andrei Jones!

Andrei Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Andrei Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.