PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Jon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Ponjev's chin.

Ponjev
vs
Jon

185 cm
31
180 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

165 cm
31
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

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 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Ponjev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Jon!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jon throws a hook to the side of Ponjev's head but Ponjev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ponjev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jon misses with a lunging right hand

and Ponjev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jon's guard.
Ponjev chips away with some ground and pound.
Ponjev looking to pass the guard.
Jon is looking to stand up but Ponjev isn't so interested in that idea.
Ponjev trying to control but Jon is working from the bottom.

Jon pushes Ponjev off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jon throws a lazy uppercut
and Ponjev counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Jon misses the jab.
Ponjev tries to counter with a takedown but Jon is quick to defend against it.
Jon misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Jon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev throws a nice looking combination but Jon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ponjev.
Jon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ponjev slips under a jab from Jon.
Jon misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Jon finds it's way through Ponjev's defenses.
Ponjev ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Ponjev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jon lands with a straight right. Ponjev didn't see that one coming.
Ponjev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon misses with an uppercut

and Ponjev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ponjev.
Jon is trying to force a seperation but Ponjev has the dominant position.
Ponjev prevents Jon from breaking the clinch.
Ponjev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Jon stops a takedown attempt from Ponjev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Ponjev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jon misses with some punches.
Ponjev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
Ponjev slows down the pace here.
Jon is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponjev has double underhooks.
Ponjev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponjev is struggling to control the position.
Ponjev looking for a takedown.
Jon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Ponjev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ponjev lands with a short shot to the head.
Jon is trying to break the clinch but Ponjev has him pressed against the cage.
Ponjev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ponjev prevents a body shot from Jon.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ponjev.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ponjev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ponjev seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jon tries to break free but Ponjev pushes him back against the cage.
Ponjev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ponjev taking a breather.
Jon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ponjev misses with some punches.

Ponjev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ponjev manages to end up in side control.
Jon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ponjev trying to control the position but Jon is working away.
Jon tries to escape but Ponjev is in control.
Ponjev taking a break here but Jon is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev throwing shots but Jon is blocking nicely.
Jon pushes Ponjev off looking to stand but Ponjev dives back in and keeps control.
Jon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ponjev manages to move to mount!
Jon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponjev lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon is squirming around, avoiding Ponjev's attempts to control the action.
Ponjev lands a big shot there that rocks Jon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jon wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Ponjev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ponjev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jon!
Ponjev trying to control the action but Jon is working from the bottom.
Ponjev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon can do to turn this around?
Ponjev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponjev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jon to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon dodges the ground and pound from Ponjev.
Ponjev scoring with punches from side control.
Jon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jon is trying to get back to his feet.

Ponjev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jon has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev prevents Jon from escaping the position.
Ponjev 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 strikes coming from Ponjev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Ponjev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ponjev scores with a couple of short elbows.

Ponjev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jon wants to get back to his feet but Ponjev drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ponjev.
Ponjev looks up at the clock and then as Jon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ponjev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ponjev prevents Jon from escaping the position.
Ponjev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ponjev trying to control the position but Jon is working away.
Ponjev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jon pushes Ponjev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ponjev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ponjev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev happy to just control the position for now.

Ponjev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Ponjev.
Ponjev trying to control the position but Jon is working away.
Jon is trying to buck Ponjev off.
Ponjev landing strikes.
Ponjev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jon keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ponjev working the ground and pound but Jon is defending the strikes.
Jon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ponjev is controlling him well.
Ponjev working the ground and pound from side control.
Ponjev prevents Jon from escaping the position.
Ponjev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jon tries to escape but Ponjev is in control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ponjev trying to control the position but Jon is working away.
Ponjev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Ponjev stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Ponjev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jon lands a right hook to the body.
Jon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponjev under the eye.
Jon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponjev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ponjev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jon.
The fighters circling - Jon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Ponjev misses the target.
Ponjev defending well as Jon loads up on a big left hand.
Ponjev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Duncan Jon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Jon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ponjev misses the target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ponjev.
Ponjev cracks Jon with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Ponjev tries for a kimura but Jon is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon is pushing Ponjev's head away, looking to escape. Ponjev manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ponjev is trying to get an arm triangle but Jon is defending well.
Ponjev prevents Jon from escaping the position.
Jon dodges the ground and pound from Ponjev.
Ponjev wants to control but Jon is keeping him busy.
Ponjev throws an elbow but Jon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ponjev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ponjev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ponjev asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev controls the position from side control.
Ponjev lands a nice forearm strike.
Jon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Ponjev is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jon is trying to escape and Ponjev transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ponjev! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Ponjev!
Sam Ponjev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.