PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between darcy mcphearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Jonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

mcphearson
vs
Jonez

160 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

172 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, darcy mcphearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Jonez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mcphearson fails with a takedown attempt.
mcphearson shoots in for a takedown but Jonez shows good takedown defense.

Jonez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet.
Jonez wants to pass to mount but mcphearson is defending the position.
mcphearson wants to stand back up but Jonez manages to pass into side control.
Jonez prevents mcphearson from escaping the position.
Jonez scoring with punches and elbows.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonez is putting a hurting on mcphearson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet but Jonez drags him back down.
mcphearson is breathing heavily.
mcphearson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
mcphearson tries to escape but Jonez is in control.
Jonez trying to control the position but mcphearson is working away.
Jonez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
mcphearson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jonez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jonez lands a few punches from side control.
mcphearson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jonez is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mcphearson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jonez working the head and body with strikes.
Jonez is looking to take a break and control but mcphearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet but Jonez is dominant here and he's now got mcphearson's back!
Jonez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
mcphearson is bucking up trying to escape but Jonez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jonez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mcphearson?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcphearson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jonez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
mcphearson is trying to stand up.
Jonez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns mcphearson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
mcphearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

mcphearson is rocked!
Jonez breaks from mcphearson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh mcphearson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
mcphearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonez on the ground.
Jonez landing punches.
Jonez looking to finish mcphearson with some ground and pound. This is bad for mcphearson!
mcphearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jonez unloading with bombs!
Jonez with good strikes from the mount here!
Jonez lands a big elbow.
Jonez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jonez unloading with bombs!
mcphearson is trying to stand up.
Jonez lands a heavy elbow.
mcphearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jonez landing punches.
Jonez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
mcphearson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Jonez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

mcphearson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jonez counters with a left and a right that stings mcphearson.
mcphearson with a poor takedown

and Jonez counters with a takedown into side control.
mcphearson tries to escape but Jonez is in control.
Jonez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
mcphearson bucks up and tries to throw Jonez off but instead Jonez has got his back!
mcphearson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jonez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jonez.
Jonez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Well, with Jonez on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before mcphearson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jonez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for mcphearson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mcphearson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonez scores with punches and elbows.
mcphearson trying to get back to his feet but Jonez is in full control for now.
Jonez is working the ground and pound. Can mcphearson escape?
mcphearson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
mcphearson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jonez punishes mcphearson with strikes from the back mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
Jonez scores with punches and elbows.
mcphearson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jonez throwing damaging strikes from the back! mcphearson could be in trouble here!
Jonez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
mcphearson trying to get back to his feet but Jonez is in full control for now.
mcphearson is taking damage to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcphearson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jonez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for mcphearson to escape the position.
Can mcphearson hold on?! Jonez is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
mcphearson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jonez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
mcphearson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jonez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jonez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
mcphearson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Jonez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jonez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jonez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonez lands a heavy elbow.
mcphearson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
mcphearson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jonez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonez landing shots from mount.
mcphearson tries to buck Jonez off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonez looking to finish mcphearson with some ground and pound. This is bad for mcphearson!
mcphearson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
mcphearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
mcphearson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jonez lands a big shot there that rocks mcphearson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jonez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
mcphearson is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jonez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. mcphearson looks a forlorn figure.
mcphearson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jonez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mcphearson hang on?
mcphearson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonez lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that mcphearson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jonez breaks from mcphearson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jonez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
mcphearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
darcy mcphearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mcphearson is bucking up trying to escape but Jonez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Jonez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jonez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Jonez!