PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalan Thaksin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Thaksin

190 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khalan Thaksin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thaksin defends well and Jones ends up having to push Thaksin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
Thaksin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thaksin misses with a series of wild punches.
Thaksin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Thaksin.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thaksin uses from the top position.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thaksin defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thaksin wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Thaksin is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Thaksin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jones manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones punching from mount but Thaksin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones 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 throwing strikes here but Thaksin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thaksin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. 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.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Thaksin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Thaksin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Thaksin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
A head kick by Thaksin misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thaksin is looking to clinch.
Thaksin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thaksin tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes Thaksin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thaksin missing with knees to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thaksin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones tries to pull guard but Thaksin won't allow it.
Thaksin tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Thaksin has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thaksin trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Thaksin landing knees to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Thaksin has him pinned against the cage.
Thaksin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones keeps control of Thaksin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thaksin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones shoots in for a takedown but Thaksin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Thaksin lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Thaksin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones seems keen to control Thaksin's posture.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thaksin can do to turn this around?
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thaksin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thaksin wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thaksin manages to get himself to full guard.

Jones pushes down on Thaksin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones works his way into side control.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into full mount!
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones working for a submission but Thaksin is keeping him at bay.
Thaksin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Thaksin throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thaksin swivels and escapes.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thaksin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thaksin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Thaksin tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Thaksin tries to clinch up.
Thaksin closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thaksin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Thaksin feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thaksin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Jones 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!

Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Thaksin closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Thaksin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thaksin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thaksin is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

Jones pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thaksin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaksin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Thaksin has wrist control.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is taking a breather. Thaksin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thaksin is looking to get back to is feet but Jones passes into side control.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thaksin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thaksin is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Thaksin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Jones backs off Thaksin throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Khalan Thaksin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thaksin throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Thaksin only half commits.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Thaksin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thaksin gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Thaksin is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Thaksin trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thaksin tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaksin throws a head punch that misses.
Thaksin tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Thaksin tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Thaksin throws an elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Thaksin.

Thaksin breaks the clinch.
Khalan Thaksin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thaksin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thaksin connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

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