PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fisher
vs
Jones

182 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Jones throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Jones.
Trevor Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Fisher with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fisher 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.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Fisher is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Fisher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a left hand

and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones is trying to stand up here but Fisher is controlling him well.
Fisher is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fisher controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Fisher just wasn't active enough.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher avoids the body shot from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fisher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Fisher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fisher under the eye.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
Fisher slips under a jab from Jones.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Fisher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher thows a body shot but no joy.
Fisher thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher slips under a jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones moves away from the strike by Fisher.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Fisher seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.

Fisher scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Fisher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fisher works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Fisher.
Jones misses with a hook

and Fisher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Fisher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones tries to sprawl but Fisher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Sam Fisher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fisher is defended easily by Jones.
Fisher slips under a jab from Jones.
Trevor Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisher swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings widly with a right hand

and Fisher counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Fisher lands a couple of digs.
Fisher prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Fisher postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trevor Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.

Fisher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher passes into half guard.
Fisher slows the pace down in half guard.
Fisher trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fisher 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!