PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tennant
vs
Jones

178 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails with the takedown

and Tennant counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tennant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tennant is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones is trying to control Tennant's posture but Tennant avoids it.
Tennant landing strikes.
Tennant lands a few punches from side control.
Tennant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tennant working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tennant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Tennant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones has hold of Tennant's hands but Tennant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tennant is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tennant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tennant connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones has hold of Tennant's hands but Tennant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant lands strikes from half guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tennant is working away from the top position though.
Tennant working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looks winded!
Tennant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tennant is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tennant lands with a punch from half guard.
Tennant working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tennant drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Tennant working Jones over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tennant lands a nice short elbow.

Jones is rocked!
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Tennant finish him?
Jones keeping moving, preventing Tennant from controlling successfully.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Tennant with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tennant looking to pass the guard.
Tennant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tennant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tennant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tennant has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Tennant working some strikes from top position.
Tennant cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tennant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Tennant drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Tennant off! Tennant jumps back into Jones's guard.
Tennant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Tennant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tennant lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tennant tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Tennant cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Tennant cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Tennant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tennant connects with a couple of short punches.
Tennant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Tennant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tennant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tennant with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tennant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tennant working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tennant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones walks into a left hand.
Tennant throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.

Tennant rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

Tennant has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Tennant is keeping busy.
Tennant winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Tennant there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tennant slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones has hold of Tennant's hands but Tennant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is trying to stand.
Tennant lands strikes from half guard.
Tennant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is breathing heavily.
It looks like Tennant is going to stand back up.
Tennant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Tennant is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tennant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tennant lands with a punch from half guard.
Tennant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tennant winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Tennant is controlling him
Nice strikes from Tennant there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Tennant 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.
Tennant working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tennant winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tennant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is trying to stand.
Tennant slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Tennant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
David Tennant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tennant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tennant slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Tennant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones wants to control but Tennant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tennant lands a big elbow - Jones is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tennant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tennant!