PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between diego sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gumby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gumby Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

sanchez
vs
Jones

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, diego sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gumby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

sanchez feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead sanchez has moved into half guard.
sanchez wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to stand up but sanchez is controlling him.
Jones keeping full guard, as sanchez tries to pass.
sanchez postures up.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead sanchez passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control sanchez's posture but sanchez avoids it.
sanchez tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to improve his position but sanchez is controlling well.
Jones trying to hold on to sanchez's head to control him but sanchez postures up.
Jones looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but sanchez pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sanchez.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but sanchez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but sanchez is working from the bottom.
sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but sanchez is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jones drives through and clinches with sanchez against the cage.
sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for diego sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones throws a combination. sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but sanchez persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones scores with a one two! sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones scores with a one two! sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from sanchez.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gumby Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Jones as sanchez shoots in.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from sanchez. sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
diego sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones digs a good body shot into sanchez's ribs.
Jones slips under a jab.
sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
sanchez wants to clinch

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones has sanchez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending sanchez tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into sanchez's guard.
Jones passes sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working for a kimura but sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
sanchez tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sanchez defending well though.

Jones is looking for a kimura but sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
sanchez trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows sanchez to get to his feet.
sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
sanchez looking to control.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
sanchez tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for diego sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination. sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
sanchez is trying to stall.

Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed sanchez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

sanchez defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
sanchez trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gumby Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones looks for the body kick but sanchez saw that one coming.
Jones throws a push kick but sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Jones.
sanchez has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sanchez stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones jumps guard and drags sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
sanchez tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
sanchez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jones gets control of sanchez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in sanchez's guard.
Jones won't allow sanchez to sweep him here.
Gumby Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
sanchez is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sanchez manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into sanchez's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sanchez shoots and misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.

Jones darts in and clinches sanchez up against the cage.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones looking to control.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has his feet on sanchez's thighs here. He's pushed sanchez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! sanchez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gumby Jones!