PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Doldersum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jones
vs
Doldersum

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Doldersum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch.

Doldersum moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Doldersum blocks with his arms.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doldersum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doldersum looks gassed!
Doldersum dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.
Nice elbow from Jones.

It looks like Yoshi Doldersum has been cut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Doldersum blocks with his arms.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doldersum.
Doldersum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doldersum's defenses.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.
Doldersum managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones keeps control of Doldersum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Doldersum avoids the damage to the body.
Doldersum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Doldersum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doldersum's defenses.
Doldersum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Doldersum pulls guard successfully.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Doldersum.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Doldersum pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doldersum 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.
Doldersum looking to control.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Doldersum's brow.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tries to clinch

and Doldersum moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Doldersum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch but Doldersum slips to the side
and Doldersum counters with a nice body shot.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Doldersum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doldersum fails with the takedown

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doldersum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doldersum stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Doldersum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nate Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Doldersum.
Doldersum wants a takedown.
Doldersum is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doldersum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Doldersum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doldersum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doldersum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones tries to clinch up
enabling Doldersum to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Doldersum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Doldersum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doldersum jumps guard but Jones stands there with Doldersum around his waist. Doldersum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doldersum misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Doldersum blocks with his arms.
Doldersum looking for a takedown.
Doldersum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doldersum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doldersum tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doldersum is defending well for now.
Doldersum can't break the clinch.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doldersum is defending well for now.
Doldersum can't break the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.
Doldersum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Doldersum shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Doldersum'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.

Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Doldersum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones wants to clinch but Doldersum slips to the side

and Doldersum counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doldersum is defending well for now.
Doldersum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Doldersum shrugs off.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doldersum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Doldersum throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Doldersum.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Doldersum counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.

Doldersum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doldersum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Doldersum to get back to his feet.
Doldersum throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Doldersum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doldersum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Doldersum blocks nicely.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones forces Doldersum back against the cage and clinches.
Doldersum avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Doldersum tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.
Doldersum tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doldersum is trying to break free.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doldersum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

Doldersum has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Doldersum gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Doldersum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nate Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Doldersum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doldersum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Doldersum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones won't allow Doldersum to get back to his feet.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doldersum's head.
Doldersum managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doldersum trying to strike off his back.
Doldersum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones 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.
Jones distracts Doldersum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doldersum trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doldersum is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Doldersum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doldersum swivels and escapes.
Doldersum closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Doldersum pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nate Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones wants to clinch but Doldersum slips to the side
and Doldersum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Doldersum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Doldersum controlling the action here.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doldersum trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

Doldersum is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doldersum wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doldersum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doldersum wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Doldersum swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Doldersum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doldersum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Doldersum tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doldersum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doldersum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Doldersum with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Doldersum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doldersum avoids it.
Doldersum avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Doldersum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Doldersum avoids the damage to the body.
Doldersum fails to pull guard.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doldersum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doldersum avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doldersum blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones working Doldersum over with knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Doldersum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doldersum managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Doldersum won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doldersum avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Doldersum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Doldersum blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doldersum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Doldersum managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Doldersum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doldersum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doldersum managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Yoshi Doldersum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doldersum is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Doldersum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

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