PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Przemek Rybacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by invincible. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rybacki
vs
Jones

177 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Przemek Rybacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brayden Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rybacki moves into the clinch.

Rybacki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rybacki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rybacki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones trying to stall but Rybacki improves his position.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Rybacki is controlling the position.

Rybacki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rybacki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones won't allow Rybacki to sweep him here.
Rybacki wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Rybacki manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybacki checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Rybacki counters with a nice leg kick.
Rybacki scores with a nice head shot.
Jones has his takedown stuffed

and Rybacki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rybacki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rybacki postures up.
Rybacki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rybacki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rybacki stops Jones from standing up.
Rybacki wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Rybacki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rybacki is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rybacki working the ground and pound.
Rybacki working the ground and pound from side control.
Rybacki just content to control the position.
Jones pushes Rybacki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rybacki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones looks gassed!
Rybacki lands a few punches from side control.
Rybacki trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rybacki off and has taken his back!
Rybacki avoids the strikes from Jones.
Rybacki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rybacki?
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rybacki is looking to escape.
Rybacki tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Rybacki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rybacki tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Rybacki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rybacki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Rybacki keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rybacki looking for a sweep. Not yet Rybacki, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Przemek Rybacki dominated that 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.

Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rybacki counters with a one-two to the body.
Rybacki digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Rybacki counters with a straight right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rybacki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to keep Rybacki in close.
Rybacki stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rybacki trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybacki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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

Rybacki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Przemek Rybacki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rybacki moves into the clinch.
Rybacki effectively controlling the action here.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Rybacki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rybacki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rybacki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rybacki's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rybacki dives on top into guard.
Rybacki stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rybacki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rybacki works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rybacki in particular looking to stall.
Rybacki is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Rybacki tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Rybacki wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rybacki is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Rybacki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rybacki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rybacki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Przemek Rybacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Jones.

Rybacki breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Rybacki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rybacki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Przemek Rybacki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rybacki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rybacki trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position.
Rybacki forces his way into half guard.
Rybacki wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Rybacki is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Rybacki is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Rybacki counters with a solid body kick.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Rybacki which made him look bad.
Rybacki throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rybacki counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Rybacki's shoulder, as Rybacki tries to avoid the shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Rybacki had a free shot at his head there.

Rybacki takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Rybacki has control.

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 looking for a takedown.
Przemek Rybacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rybacki gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rybacki breaks the clinch.
Rybacki scores with a nice strike.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Rybacki.
Jones closes the distance but Rybacki moves to the side
and Rybacki counters with a leg kick.
Rybacki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rybacki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch

and Rybacki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Rybacki is keeping busy.

Rybacki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Rybacki moves into the clinch.
Jones prevents Rybacki from breaking the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rybacki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rybacki gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rybacki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there

and Rybacki counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones pushes Rybacki off and scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Rybacki.
Brayden Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rybacki moves into the clinch.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rybacki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rybacki stalling.
Jones with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rybacki.
Przemek Rybacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Rybacki avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Przemek Rybacki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rybacki 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Przemek Rybacki!