PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cine Sinister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jones
vs
Sinister

195 cm
23
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cine Sinister!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Sinister.
A leg kick checked by Sinister.
Jones cracks the inside of Sinister's front leg.
Jones misses with a low kick.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Sinister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Sinister is proving a slippery customer.
Sinister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinister throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sinister is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinister with a nice head shot there.
Sinister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinister postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Sinister working some strikes from top position.
Sinister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sinister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Sinister slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sinister trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinister wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Sinister is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Sinister has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sinister's guard.
Sinister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinister with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinister chips away with some ground and pound.
Sinister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sinister from controlling successfully.

Sinister drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Sinister off! Sinister jumps back into Jones's guard.
Sinister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cine Sinister dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones is looking to chop away at Sinister's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Sinister checks a leg kick.
Sinister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Sinister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinister fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Sinister checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sinister blocks the low kick.
Sinister throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Sinister's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinister tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Sinister's knee but Sinister avoids it well.
Sinister is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Sinister down.
Jones is looking to slow Sinister down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Sinister moved away.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Sinister takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Cine Sinister has been cut.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Sinister tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Sinister back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sinister is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinister steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinister throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sinister if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinister takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sinister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Sinister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sinister checks it well.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Sinister's knee but Sinister avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinister blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Sinister's leg but Sinister calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones cracks the inside of Sinister's front leg.
Sinister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Sinister's side.
James Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Sinister settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Sinister checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Sinister checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Sinister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sinister blocks a low kick nicely.

Sinister scores a takedown into full mount!
Sinister misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sinister throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sinister lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinister wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Sinister cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sinister landing strikes from the mount.
Sinister landing shots from mount.
Sinister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinister thowing shots but they're missing.
Sinister cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cine Sinister's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Sinister avoids it.
Sinister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sinister is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinister. That did some damage!
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Sinister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones won't allow Sinister to pass to mount.
Jones is trying to stand.
Sinister passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sinister tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Sinister lands a big elbow.
Sinister sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Sinister.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sinister cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cine Sinister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinister throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinister is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Sinister's body position as best he can.
Sinister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones tries to hold on but Sinister postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Sinister looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Sinister tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sinister looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinister throwing strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Sinister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Sinister there.
Sinister content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sinister stops Jones from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cine Sinister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinister has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cine Sinister!