PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanders comes to the cage accompanied by Jaw of Glass - Blondie. Gregory Jules has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flanders
vs
Jules

195 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
31
160 lbs
20 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Jules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flanders wants to clinch up but Jules keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Flanders misses.
Jules looks for the body kick but Flanders saw that one coming.
Flanders lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flanders moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Flanders works over Jules's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Gregory Jules has been cut.
Flanders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jules looks to land a body kick but Flanders moved away.
An inside leg kick from Flanders misses.
Jules throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flanders counters with a left to the body.
Flanders misses the jab.
Gregory Jules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Flanders moves out of range easily.
Jules needs to keep his hands up - Flanders had a free shot at his head there.
Flanders throws a jab when Jules was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Flanders.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Jules blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules thumps Flanders with a low kick.
Jules shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flanders is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jules has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jules there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jules tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanders. Jules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flanders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jules throws a lazy head kick
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Flanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flanders moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Flanders loads up on a big right hand but Jules slips the punch.
Jules misses with a kick to the body
and Flanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flanders moves out of range of the body kick from Jules.
Jules takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flanders throws a low kick, looking for Jules's leg but Jules calmly moves out of range.
Flanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules throws a wild body kick that Flanders sees coming a mile off.
Flanders throws a chopping leg kick but Jules manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flanders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jules throws a wild body kick that Flanders sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jules.
Flanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flanders lands with a shot to the body.
Flanders steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
Jules tries to move into range but Flanders moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flanders throws a hook but Jules blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Jules.
Jules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flanders. Flanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Flanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Jules tries to clinch but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jules tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flanders counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jules on the side of the head.
Jules ducks under a wild hook from Flanders.
Flanders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Flanders moves into range and clinches up with Jules.

Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jules throws a head kick that misses
and Flanders counters with a low kick, right behind Jules 's knee.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Jules throws a nice head kick!
Jules misses with a kick to the body.
Jules moves in looking to clinch but Flanders pushes him off.
Jules swats away the attempt to clinch by Flanders.
Flanders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jules's head.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules dodges the punch combination from Flanders.
Jules throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Jules lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jules moves in looking to clinch but Flanders pushes him off.
Flanders blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jules lands with a slapping head kick.
Flanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jules thows a body kick. Flanders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jules throws a body kick that misses.
Jules checks a low kick from Flanders.
Jules drops his hands momentarily and Flanders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanders lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jules checks a leg kick.
Flanders scores with the left hand. Jules knows he should have avoided that one.
Flanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Flanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
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.

Flanders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jules.
Jules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanders.
A leg kick checked by Jules.
Jules throws a body kick that misses.
Flanders has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Flanders blocks a head kick by Jules.
Flanders looks for the body kick but Jules saw that one coming.
Jules checks a leg kick.
Flanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd Flanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Flanders throws a big shot that misses.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jules with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flanders to score with a decent uppercut.
Jules lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jules cracks the inside of Flanders's front leg.
Jules throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jules dodges the punch combination from Flanders.
A slow jab from Flanders misses its intended target.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanders attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders wants to clinch.

Flanders has Jules up against the cage in a clinch.
Jules blocks a body shot from Flanders.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jules throws a head kick but Flanders moves out of range.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders lands the left hand.
Flanders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flanders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules misses with the body kick
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders throws out a leg kick but Jules moves out of range and Flanders only half commits.
Jules gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Flanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jules moves out of range of the body kick.
Flanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Flanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flanders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flanders takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jules checks a low kick from Flanders.
Jules looks to throw a body kick
and Flanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jules staying out of range there.
Flanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flanders blocks a head kick by Jules.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Jules.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Flanders.
Jules takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders blocks a head kick by Jules.
Flanders misses with an uppercut. Jules saw that one coming.
Flanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jules moves away.
Flanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flanders throws a hook but Jules blocks it.
Jules has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Jules.
Flanders lands a lovely overhand right.
Jules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jules throws a head kick but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules throws a leg kick but Flanders checks it.
Jules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flanders tries to score with a low kick but Jules moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Jules.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jules looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Jules.
Flanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jules's calf.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Flanders there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Flanders finds it's way through Jules's defenses.
Jules gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jules looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Flanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Jules's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Flanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Flanders shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jules looks to land a body kick but Flanders moved away.
Flanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jules was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanders.
Flanders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flanders.
Flanders throws a leg kick that misses.
Jules gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jules fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flanders connects with a looping right hand.
Jules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules misses with a body kick.
Flanders lands with a cross.
Flanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jules scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Flanders lands a nice shot that snaps Jules's head back.
Flanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flanders is looking to chop away at Jules's legs.
Flanders throws a lazy right hand but Jules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jules misses with a body kick.

Jules moves into the clinch successfully.
Jules tries to pull guard but Flanders holds him up against the cage and eventually Jules drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Flanders scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders tries to stall but Jules uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flanders pushes Jules back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jules tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flanders avoids it.
Todd Flanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flanders managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Jules fails to pull guard.
Todd Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Jules.
Jules is trying to break the clinch but Flanders has him pressed against the cage.
Flanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juless head.
Flanders pushes Jules back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jules misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders prevents Jules from breaking the clinch.
Jules has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flanders misses with a body punch.
A short left from Flanders.
Jules misses with the head strike.
Jules has had enough of the clinch but Flanders keeps him there for the moment.
Jules jumps guard but Flanders stands there with Jules around his waist. Jules gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flanders misses with some punches.
Jules wants to get back to striking at distance but Flanders won't allow it.
Jules goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Flanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules is trying to pull guard but Flanders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy body kick from Jules
and Flanders counters with a straight right hand.
Flanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jules.
Jules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flanders connects with a nice looking jab.
Jules blocks the body kick.
Jules wants to clinch up but Flanders keeps it at a distance.
Flanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jules.
Flanders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Jules off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanders.
Gregory Jules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules throws a push kick but Flanders slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregory Jules.
I think Flanders 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Flanders!
Todd Flanders seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.