PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bones (ranked 4822 p4p, 3619 weight class) and TySon Dragon (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.

Bones
vs
Dragon

190 cm
22
185
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TySon Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Bones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bones not doing much here.

Bones decides to stand and escape the position.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bones content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bones stalling.
Bones prevents Dragon from standing back up.
Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragon looks winded!
Bones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bones stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dragon is looking to get back to his feet here but Bones is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dragon's back.
Bones connects with a big shot to the side of Dragon's head.
Bones really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dragon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trapped and Bones is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Bones looking to break Dragon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dragon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bones will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Bones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bones lands a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon is covering up but some of the strikes from Bones are getting through and doing damage.
Bones controlling the position well here. Dragon rolled but Bones kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Dragon showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dragon sprawls well initially but Bones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bones stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dragon for as long as he can get away with.
Dragon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones continues to stall.
Bones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dragon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dragon wants to stand back up but Bones manages to pass into side control.
Johnny Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bones advances to mount.
Dragon is trying desperately to improve position.
Bones controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a heavy elbow.
Bones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bones breaks from Dragon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bones unloading with bombs!
Bones with good strikes from the mount here!
Bones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bones is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Dragon is in real trouble.
Dragon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Dragon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Bones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dragon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dragon for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones has good solid back control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bones drives through with a takedown into Dragon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragon can do to turn this around?
Bones passes Dragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones winds up and cracks Dragon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bones 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.
Bones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from Bones.

Bones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.

Bones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragon defends it well.
Bones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a nice shot to the head.
Bones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dragon?
Bones with shots to the head and body - Dragon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bones cracks Dragon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bones content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones working the ground and pound effectively.
Bones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bones landing strikes from the mount and Dragon is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones content just to control the position here.
Dragon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragon is trying desperately to improve position.
TySon Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bones!