PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Saeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Easy Action. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saeba
vs
Jones Jr

179 cm
24
179 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masato Saeba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saeba takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones Jr can't break the clinch.
Jones Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saeba keeps control of Jones Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saeba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones Jr has had enough of the clinch but Saeba keeps him there for the moment.
Jones Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saeba avoids it.
Saeba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones Jr can't break the clinch.
Saeba lands a body shot in the clinch.

Saeba works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Saeba content to stall in guard here.
Saeba wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is keeping the position.
Saeba is working hard here to advance position.
Jones Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saeba sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saeba scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saeba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Saeba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saeba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saeba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saeba won't allow Jones Jr to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saeba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saeba.

Saeba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Saeba crunches a lovely knee into Jones Jr's ribcage.
Saeba stalling against the cage.
Jones Jr avoiding damage as Saeba throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Saeba.
Jones Jr looks gassed!
Stalling in the clinch from Saeba.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Saeba has him pinned against the cage.
Saeba with a knee to the head.

It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.

Saeba lands a takedown into guard.
Saeba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saeba passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Saeba has hold of Jones Jr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jones Jr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Saeba cranks the arm and Jones Jr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jones Jr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Masato Saeba!