PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raynor Anderson Jones (ranked 4108 p4p, 4137 weight class) and Wulfgar Battlehammer (ranked 0 p4p, 430 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.

Anderson Jones
vs
Battlehammer

188 cm
25
198
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
16
192
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 Tokyo, Raynor Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wulfgar Battlehammer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson Jones clinches up against the cage.
Anderson Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Anderson Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wulfgar Battlehammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson Jones shoots in and bounces Battlehammer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Anderson Jones stands up and waves to Battlehammer to follow him.

Battlehammer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Battlehammer is looking to pass into half guard but Anderson Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anderson Jones is in guard.

Battlehammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Battlehammer, not yet.
Anderson Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Battlehammer can do anything to dispel that myth.

Battlehammer is looking for a triangle here but Anderson Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Battlehammer is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Anderson Jones working the ground and pound but Battlehammer is defending the strikes.
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.
Anderson Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Anderson Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Battlehammer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Anderson Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Battlehammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Anderson Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Battlehammer shoots in and drives through. Anderson Jones sprawls well.

Anderson Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Battlehammer quickly recovers to half guard.
Anderson Jones slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Battlehammer is trying to control but can't.
Anderson Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson Jones controlling the pace.
Anderson Jones tries to pass to full mount but Battlehammer defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raynor Anderson Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anderson Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Battlehammer is trying to defend but Anderson Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson Jones prevents Battlehammer from improving his position.
Battlehammer keeps trying to improve his position.
Battlehammer trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battlehammer wants to control but Anderson Jones is keeping busy.
Anderson Jones slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Anderson Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Battlehammer!
Battlehammer tries to buck Anderson Jones off but Anderson Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson Jones decides to stand back up. Anderson Jones steps back and let's Battlehammer get back to his feet.

Anderson Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Anderson Jones goes for an armbar but Battlehammer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Battlehammer.
Battlehammer wants to control from the top but Anderson Jones keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anderson Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Battlehammer is trying to keep Anderson Jones in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson Jones wants to control from the top but Battlehammer keeps moving.
Anderson Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battlehammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Battlehammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raynor Anderson Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Anderson Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Battlehammer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson Jones.

Anderson Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battlehammer misses with a hook
and Anderson Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battlehammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Battlehammer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anderson Jones!
Anderson Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Battlehammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Raynor Anderson Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Battlehammer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anderson Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Battlehammer but great work by Anderson Jones.
Anderson Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battlehammer can do to turn this around?

Anderson Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anderson Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Battlehammer keeps working.
Anderson Jones takes a little break here. Battlehammer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Anderson Jones moves into the clinch.
Anderson Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson Jones breaks the clinch.
Battlehammer misses with a right hand
and Anderson Jones counters with a series of strikes. Battlehammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Battlehammer tries to clinch up but Anderson Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Battlehammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson Jones trying to hold on to Battlehammer's head to control him but Battlehammer postures up.
Anderson Jones won't allow Battlehammer to pass to mount.
Battlehammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Battlehammer is stalling here. Anderson Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Battlehammer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anderson Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Anderson Jones looks up at the clock and then as Battlehammer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anderson Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Jones gets to mount! Battlehammer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battlehammer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson Jones.
Battlehammer tries to improve his position but instead Anderson Jones has taken his back!
Anderson Jones biding his time, controlling Battlehammer.
Anderson Jones has the hooks in. Battlehammer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raynor Anderson Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson Jones 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

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