PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 2309 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Dingleberry Jones (ranked 303 p4p, 344 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell Yeah. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dingleberry Jones enters the cage!

Sitsongrit
vs
Jones

175 cm
30
145
10 - 8 - 0

172 cm
37
148
19 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Magomed Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jones pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Jones looking to stall.

Sitsongrit pulls Jones into guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sitsongrit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Sitsongrit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sitsongrit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sitsongrit controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Sitsongrit lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Sitsongrit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Sitsongrit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sitsongrit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Sitsongrit looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to hold on to Sitsongrit's head to control him but Sitsongrit postures up.
Well, if Sitsongrit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones has hold of Sitsongrit's hands but Sitsongrit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Sitsongrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Jones is pressing down on Sitsongrit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.

Jones has his foot on Sitsongrit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsongrit works his way back into a safe position though.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magomed Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Jones.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
A big right from Jones misses.
Sitsongrit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Jones.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sitsongrit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit working a defensive guard here.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sitsongrit's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sitsongrit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sitsongrit controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Sitsongrit wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.

Sitsongrit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones has his foot on Sitsongrit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsongrit works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones is trying to control the position but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sitsongrit stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dingleberry Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Jones misses.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Jones throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones closes the distance but Sitsongrit moves to the side
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Jones.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dingleberry Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!