PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Ewell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaa
vs
Ewell

180 cm
32
180 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

187 cm
24
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ewell takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaa jumps guard but Ewell turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Ewell manages to get underhooks.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Ewell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jaa gets control of Ewell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jaa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Jaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ewell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ewell wants to stand but Jaa is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ewell gets to his feet. Jaa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ewell closes the distance and pushes Jaa back into the ropes.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Ewell blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Ewell blocks with his arms.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ewell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.

Jaa pulls guard effortlessly.
Ewell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jaa's guard.

Ewell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Ewell clinches up with Jaa and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ewell is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa tries to pull guard but Ewell forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell gets underhooks to prevent Jaa's takedown attempt.

Jaa pulls guard effortlessly.

Ewell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Steve Ewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ewell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa jumps guard but Ewell turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Ewell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ewell rushes Jaa and presses him up against the ropes.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Ewell is blocking nicely.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Jaa is working for takedown but Ewell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewell.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steve Ewell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewell is defending well for now.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Ewell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Ewell blocks with his arms.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ewell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ewell gets a clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Ewell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewell is defending well for now.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ewell just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Ewell turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewell blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewell avoids it.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ewell avoids it.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Ewell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Ewell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Ewell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa'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. This is the final round!

Ewell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa fails to pull guard.
Ewell managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ewell to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ewell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Ewell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tony Jaa's cut is getting worse.
Jaa fails to pull guard.
Jaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ewell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Jaa shrugs off.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ewell avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.

Tony Jaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.

Jaa is rocked!
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Jaa in his tracks for a moment.
Well,Jaa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Jaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Jaa in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaa's defenses.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewell blocks it with crossed arms.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ewell just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Ewell manages to get underhooks.
Ewell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Tony Jaa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewell.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaa's defenses.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaa's brow.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ewell smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Ewell's ribcage.
Jaa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ewell walks away with a smile on his face. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ewell clinches up with Jaa and pushes him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Ewell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ewell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Steve Ewell!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Steve Ewell!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Steve Ewell!

Steve Ewell wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Ewell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.