PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipoy Palay (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.

Jones
vs
Palay

179 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pipoy Palay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Palay slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palay closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Palay pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Palay moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Palay persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Palay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Palay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Palay prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Palay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palay fails to land the takedown.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palay pinned against the cage. Palay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palay.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Palay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Palay circles away.
Palay keeps the fight on the outside.
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 James Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Palay lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Palay pushes him off.
Palay dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Palay's head and hops out.
Palay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Palay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Palay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palay is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipoy Palay.
Jones looks to land a combination. Palay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palay shoots in but no luck this time.
Palay fails to land the takedown.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palay is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Palay circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Palay on his heels. He'll look to pass Palay's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones stays in close to Palay's body and controls the position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palay is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Palay trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Palay is keeping the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Palay keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Palay sprawls well.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a right and a left that Palay avoids nicely.
Palay shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that second round.
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!

Jones tries to clinch up but Palay circles away and keeps his distance.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palay is defended easily by Jones.
Palay is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palay is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palay fails with a takedown attempt.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipoy Palay.
Jones tries for a takedown but Palay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palay doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones tries to clinch but Palay moves out of range.
Palay looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Palay moves out of range.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Palay is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Palay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Palay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Palay!
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones seems keen to control Palay's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Jones.
Palay shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones cracks Palay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palay keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palay is not content to let Jones control the position.
James Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Palay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

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