PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiko Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JonPaul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tanaka
vs
Jones

172 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazuhiko Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JonPaul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka fails to land the takedown.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tanaka wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones lands an elbow.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tanaka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanaka can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tanaka being controlled for a moment.
Tanaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones grinds an elbow into Tanaka's temple.
A lull in the action here.
Tanaka is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones is putting a hurting on Tanaka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tanaka to see if he's OK.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tanaka's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka struggling a bit here.
Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tanaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones cracks Tanaka with a big elbow.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Tanaka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tanaka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones cracks Tanaka with a big right hand but Tanaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tanaka's half guard.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones is nestled in close to Tanaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Tanaka's temple.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tanaka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JonPaul Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Tanaka's hands, connecting with Tanaka's forehead.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is defending well.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones winds up and cracks Tanaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tanaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanaka is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JonPaul Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tanaka tries to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tanaka!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tanaka is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tanaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tanaka taking shots to the head.

Tanaka is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Tanaka is in trouble!
Oh Tanaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanaka is looking to get to half guard.
Jones postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tanaka in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tanaka to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JonPaul Jones!
An out of breath JonPaul Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.