PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 6627 p4p, 439 weight class) and Daleb Managedov (ranked 1482 p4p, 158 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Managedov has chosen Chechen Mob Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Managedov

172 cm
21
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daleb Managedov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones moves into the clinch.
Managedov misses with a knee strike.
Managedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones feints and then cracks Managedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Managedov down.
Managedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Managedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Managedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Managedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones darts in and clinches Managedov up against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Managedov controls his hands.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Managedov's takedown attempt.
Dingleberry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daleb Managedov.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Managedov, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones presses Managedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Managedov's head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Managedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Managedov pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones works over Managedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones postures up in Managedov's guard and throws a big left but Managedov blocks it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones throws a strike but Managedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Managedov.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Managedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.

Jones throws an elbow that misses. Managedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Managedov!

Managedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Managedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Managedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Managedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Managedov manages to get himself to full guard.

Managedov keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Managedov.
Managedov is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Managedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Managedov is retaining full guard.
Managedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Managedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Managedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Jones looking to score a takedown here. Managedov is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Managedov's guard.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Managedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Managedov can do to turn this around?
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Managedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dingleberry Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Managedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Managedov is holding on for now.
Managedov 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.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Managedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Managedov defending well though.
Managedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Managedov is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Managedov is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Managedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Managedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Managedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Managedov is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Managedov avoid being mounted?
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Managedov is working from the bottom.
Jones thows a huge punch but Managedov dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Managedov is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Managedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Managedov is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is nestled in close to Managedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Managedov's head.
Jones winds up and cracks Managedov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Managedov defends it.
Jones is looking to stall here but Managedov recovers full guard.
Managedov trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Managedov has wrist control.
Managedov tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Managedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Managedov has wrist control.
Managedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Managedov keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dingleberry Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones lands a nice hook to Managedov's body. Managedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Managedov misses with a right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Managedov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Managedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Managedov. Managedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Dingleberry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daleb Managedov.
Managedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones cracks the inside of Managedov's front leg.
Managedov darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Managedov into the cage.
Managedov ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Managedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Managedov.

Managedov is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Managedov is defended easily by Jones.
Managedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Managedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Managedov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Managedov's head.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Managedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Managedov closes the distance and clinches.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Dingleberry Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Managedov blocking some punches.

Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Managedov defending well though.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Managedov's head.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Managedov with some ground and pound. Managedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Managedov's temple.
Jones throwing shots but Managedov is blocking nicely.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Managedov tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Managedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones working Managedov over with strikes here.
Jones breaks from Managedov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones cracks Managedov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingleberry Jones!
Our winner, Dingleberry Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.