PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xent Douanue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (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.

Douanue
vs
Jaa

199 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xent Douanue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douanue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaa sprawls well. Jaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douanue gets slowly back to his feet.

Douanue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jaa to the mat! Jaa manages to get full guard.
Douanue trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douanue won't allow Jaa to get back to his feet.

Douanue decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jaa, up you get!

Douanue moves into range and clinches up with Jaa.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Douanue won't allow it.
Douanue is pushing Jaa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Xent Douanue has been cut.

Douanue manages to break the clinch.
Jaa misses with the combination.
Douanue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Douanue wants to clinch.
Jaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douanue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa cracks Douanue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douanue tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Douanue looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jaa!
Jaa tries to hold on but Douanue postures up.
Douanue looking to ground and pound but Jaa is blocking nicely.
Jaa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Douanue avoids the attempt from Jaa to control.
Jaa can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Douanue looking to control but Jaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Douanue is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jaa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Douanue is breathing heavily.
Jaa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Douanue thowing shots but they're missing.
Douanue can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaa is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaa regains half guard.
Douanue is just content to waste time from the top position. Jaa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Douanue trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.

Jaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Douanue is aware though and is defending well.
Douanue with a nice head shot there.
Douanue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xent Douanue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xent Douanue's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Douanue swinging wildly here.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Jaa.

Douanue tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.

Douanue pulls guard.
Douanue is trying to keep Jaa in close.
Douanue has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douanue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douanue wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douanue is trying to keep Jaa in close.

Jaa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Douanue is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Douanue has escaped and now he's on top!
Douanue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Douanue is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douanue is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Douanue from controlling successfully.

Jaa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Douanue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Douanue gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douanue has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.
Douanue lands a damaging elbow.

Douanue jumps into guard, dragging Jaa to the mat.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Douanue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douanue wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
Douanue keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Jaa postures up in Douanue's guard and throws a big left but Douanue blocks it.

Douanue uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douanue avoids the head kick by Jaa.

Douanue takes the fight into the clinch.

Douanue pulls guard effortlessly.
Douanue trying to control the position.
Douanue can't keep his opponent in guard - Jaa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jaa is thwarting Douanue's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douanue is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xent Douanue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xent Douanue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Douanue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Douanue shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douanue off and has taken his back!
Douanue tries to escape the position.

Jaa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Douanue has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Jaa is cranking Douanue's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Douanue! He's tightened the choke and Douanue is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Jaa!