PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sanders
vs
Jones

176 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanders clinches with his opponent.
Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Jones.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sanders counters by clinching up.
Sanders is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Jones avoiding damage.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Jones.
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with the combination.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tommy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Sanders moves into the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sanders gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanders will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders controlling Jones's posture.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanders is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Simon Sanders will probably get the nod.
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.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanders can't break the clinch.
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Simon Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones wants to clinch

and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanders's face.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanders gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones tries to stall but Sanders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones is looking to control Sanders's arms but Sanders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Sanders stalling in the clinch.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sanders manages to pull guard.
Sanders is controlling Jones's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Jones pushing down on Sanders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones prevents Sanders from standing back up.
Sanders trying to control here.
Jones tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sanders.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanders keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Simon Sanders has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanders.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tommy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side

and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away

and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanders wants to break free but Jones has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanders.
Tommy Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as Jones tries to tie him up.
Sanders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanders gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Sanders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanders.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sanders clinches up against the cage.
Sanders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanders has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanders slows down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Jones!