PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poopdeck Pj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Search and Destroy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaa
vs
Pj

174 cm
25
152 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

173 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 -159's
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 -159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Poopdeck Pj!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pj.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Pj is blocking nicely.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Pj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Pj blocks with his arms.
Pj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jaa.
Pj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Pj avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Pj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pj is defending well for now.
Jaa wants to break free but Pj has control.
Pj slows down the pace here.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pj trying to stall but Jaa improves his position.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Pj to work.
Jaa tries to throw a body punch but Pj avoids it by throwing Jaa back against the cage.
Pj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pj avoids it.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Pj avoids the damage to the body.
Pj managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Pj avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pj blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pj avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Pj is blocking nicely.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pj is pushing Jaa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Pj gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Pj is looking for a kimura but Jaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pj to get the leverage.
Pj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pj seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Poopdeck Pj wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jaa slips under a jab from Pj.
Pj throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Pj is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Pj off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pj's calf.
Jaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Pj counters with a nice uppercut.
Pj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaa throws out the jab.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pj. That did some damage!
Pj moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
Pj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pj misses with a low kick.
Pj walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
Pj throws the kick towards the body but Jaa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pj misses the shot to the body.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Pj.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pj tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Pj circles away.
Pj sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pj is breathing heavily.
Pj takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Pj misses with a takedown
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Pj avoids the head kick by Jaa.
A good leg kick by Jaa.
Jaa thows a body kick. Pj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pj swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of Pj's side.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Pj tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pj lands with a hook. Jaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a hook but Pj avoids it easily.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa throws a head kick but Pj moves out of range.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Pj shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pj shoots in but no luck this time.
Pj blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pj.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Pj misses the target.
Pj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Pj has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Pj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pj 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa thows a body kick. Pj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Pj 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pj ducks right into an uppercut from Jaa.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. Pj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pj sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Pj pushes him off.
Pj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Pj shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pj misses with an uppercut
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pj blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Pj off balance momentarily.

Jaa clinches up against the cage.
Pj wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pj avoids it.
Pj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pj avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Pj avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Pj won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pj is defending well for now.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pj blocks it with crossed arms.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pj throws a right hand that misses
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pj misses with a takedown
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Pj misses with a double jab.
Pj drops his hands momentarily and Jaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pj takes a step back to recover.
Pj throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a body shot.

Jaa drives through and clinches with Pj against the cage.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Pj blocks it.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Pj controls the action.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pj throws out a powerful jab.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pj misses with a body shot.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Pj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Pj.
Some wild striking there from Jaa.
Poopdeck Pj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Pj misses.
Pj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Pj 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!