PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sam has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. Bones Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Sau Sam

185 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bones Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ta Sau Sam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Jones.
Sau Sam moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sau Sam.
Sau Sam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sau Sam misses with a body shot.
Sau Sam staying out of range there.
Sau Sam throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones moves away from the strike by Sau Sam.
Sau Sam misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sau Sam. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws the left hand but Sau Sam avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sau Sam slips a jab from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Sau Sam ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Sau Sam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam throws a big shot that misses.
Sau Sam thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Sau Sam tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Sau Sam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Sau Sam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sau Sam with a jab.
Jones throws a jab when Sau Sam was well out of range.
Jones lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Sau Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Sau Sam has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Sau Sam slips a straight right by Jones.
Bones Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Sau Sam gets a clinch.
Sau Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Sau Sam - that landed with a thud.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a hook but Sau Sam blocks it.
Sau Sam throws a big shot that misses.
Sau Sam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Sau Sam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sau Sam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sau Sam wants to clinch.
Sau Sam takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sau Sam moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Bones Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sau Sam moves into the clinch.
Sau Sam tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sau Sam has him pressed against the cage.
Sau Sam looking to stall.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sau Sam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Sau Sam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sau Sam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sau Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Sau Sam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Sam tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to circle away but Sau Sam has him pinned against the cage.
Sau Sam tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Sau Sam - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sau Sam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sau Sam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sau Sam scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Sau Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sau Sam connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Sau Sam slips under a jab.
Sau Sam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Bones Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sau Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Sau Sam is just out of range.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Sau Sam misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Sau Sam is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Sau Sam moves away and avoids it.
Sau Sam defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Sau Sam misses with a wild body shot.
Sau Sam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Sau Sam.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam blocks a jab.
Sau Sam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sau Sam tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands with a straight right. Sau Sam didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up.
Jones punishes Sau Sam's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ta Sau Sam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Sau Sam throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jones.
Sau Sam takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sau Sam throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a hook
and Sau Sam counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a swing at Sau Sam's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sau Sam lands with a shot to the body.
Sau Sam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.

Sau Sam clinches.
Sau Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Sam lands a body shot.
Sau Sam prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sau Sam - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sau Sam presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sau Sam lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Sau Sam has him pinned against the cage.
Sau Sam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sau Sam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sau Sam is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Sau Sam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sau Sam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sau Sam lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sau Sam.
Jones prevents a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Sau Sam tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sau Sam back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Sam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sau Sam digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sau Sam tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Sau Sam.
Ta Sau Sam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Sau Sam.
A left hand lands to the body for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Sau Sam pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sau Sam digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Sam digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam stalling in the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Sau Sam digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sau Sam lands with a right to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sau Sam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sau Sam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Sau Sam misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ta Sau Sam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sau Sam 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ta Sau Sam!
Ta Sau Sam made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"I will always love you, Liling."'.