PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Tom Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Zizzmen's chin.

Zizzmen
vs
Jones

190 cm
27
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzmen misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zizzmen!
Zizzmen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zizzmen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones punching from mount but Zizzmen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zizzmen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Zizzmen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones wants to control the pace but Zizzmen is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zizzmen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zizzmen blocking the ground and pound.
Zizzmen wants to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild left hand from mount and Zizzmen manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zizzmen keeps working.
Jones with the ground and pound but Zizzmen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Zizzmen keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones is looking to clinch but Zizzmen is avoiding it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zizzmen keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Zizzmen throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zizzmen keeps it at a distance.
Jones blocks a jab.
Zizzmen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zizzmen keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Zizzmen is having none of it.
Joey Zizzmen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Zizzmen. That snapped Jones's head back.
Zizzmen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to clinch up but Zizzmen keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a head kick but Zizzmen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zizzmen keeps it at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch but Zizzmen is avoiding it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zizzmen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a combination
and Zizzmen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zizzmen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones slips under a jab from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones jabs at Zizzmen's body.
Jones tries to clinch

and Zizzmen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zizzmen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zizzmen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zizzmen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Zizzmen is breathing heavily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Zizzmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Zizzmen counter with a right hand.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zizzmen.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zizzmen counters with a nice uppercut.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zizzmen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones wants to control for a moment but Zizzmen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Zizzmen reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
Jones 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 throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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.
Zizzmen trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks to clinch
and Zizzmen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Zizzmen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones tries to clinch but Zizzmen moves away
and Zizzmen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zizzmen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zizzmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zizzmen loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
A punch combination from Zizzmen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zizzmen. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joey Zizzmen is winning the standup battle so far.
Zizzmen misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Zizzmen tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zizzmen lands with a left to the head.
Zizzmen can't break the clinch.
Zizzmen is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zizzmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zizzmen's brow.
Zizzmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zizzmen.
Nice body punch from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zizzmen being controlled against the cage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zizzmen is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Zizzmen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zizzmen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones closes the distance but Zizzmen moves to the side
and Zizzmen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zizzmen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zizzmen dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Zizzmen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zizzmen clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Zizzmen stalling against the cage.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Zizzmen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zizzmen as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Zizzmen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones looks to clinch
and Zizzmen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zizzmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zizzmen pinned against the cage. Zizzmen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones closes the distance but Zizzmen moves to the side
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zizzmen clinches with his opponent.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zizzmen presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Zizzmen.
Zizzmen is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zizzmen.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Zizzmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Zizzmen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Zizzmen.

Zizzmen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zizzmen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Zizzmen lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zizzmen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zizzmen lands with a right hand.

Jones is rocked!
Zizzmen lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Zizzmen finish him?
Tom Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zizzmen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zizzmen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Zizzmen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zizzmen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen Rushes Jones and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jones is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Zizzmen Piles on the pressure and Jones crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Zizzmen!