PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Queens of the Stone Age - Goin Out West as his entrance music. Ales Zhandunka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buck Jones's chin.

Zhandunka
vs
Jones

220 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

208 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Zhandunka or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

Jones shoots in and bounces Zhandunka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhandunka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhandunka tries to get out of the position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Zhandunka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Zhandunka blocks nicely.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhandunka is keeping the position for now.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Zhandunka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Zhandunka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zhandunka is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Zhandunka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Zhandunka struggling a bit here.
Zhandunka parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zhandunka to escape.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones throws an elbow but Zhandunka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zhandunka is avoiding damage well.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zhandunka wants to control but Jones postures up.
Zhandunka is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zhandunka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhandunka lands an uppercut.
Zhandunka wants to break free but Jones has control.
Zhandunka blocking some punches.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Zhandunka is breathing heavily.
Jones is working for takedown but Zhandunka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Zhandunka has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhandunka's elbow.
Zhandunka is trying to stall.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhandunka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhandunka taking a breather.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Zhandunka does a little dance to reset his feet.

Zhandunka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhandunka lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhandunka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhandunka is one step ahead there.
Jones striking from his own guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zhandunka stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhandunka is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Jones working for a triangle but Zhandunka defends it easily.
Zhandunka stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zhandunka scores with a jab.

It looks like Buck Jones has been cut.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Zhandunka is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Zhandunka dodges it nicely.
Jones thows a huge punch but Zhandunka dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones working over Zhandunka with some ground and pound. Zhandunka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones is thwarting Zhandunka's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Jones.
Zhandunka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Zhandunka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhandunka's elbow.
Zhandunka gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Zhandunka looking to slow down the pace here.
Zhandunka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zhandunka.
Jones is working for takedown but Zhandunka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zhandunka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhandunka is struggling to control the position.
Zhandunka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhandunka is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Zhandunka has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Zhandunka breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhandunka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Zhandunka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Jones feints and as Zhandunka raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zhandunka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zhandunka is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhandunka has wrist control.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Zhandunka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Zhandunka trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhandunka swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10

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