PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Andromalius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Andromalius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jolley
vs
Andromalius

180 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

FUEL

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Jolley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Andromalius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jolley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Andromalius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Andromalius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jolley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Andromalius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andromalius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jolley wants to get back to his feet but Andromalius drags him back down.
Jolley is trying to improve his position.
Andromalius controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jolley stuffs the takedown attempt from Andromalius. Andromalius gets slowly back to his feet.
Andromalius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jolley.
Jolley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jolley misses with a straight left.
Andromalius slips under a jab.
Andromalius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jolley.
Andromalius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andromalius wants to slow Jolley down by chopping away at his legs.

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.
Andromalius avoids the head kick by Jolley.
Jolley throws a right hand that Andromalius ducks under and follows up with a left that Andromalius also avoids with ease.
Andromalius lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Jolley does no damage.
Andromalius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jolley.

Andromalius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jolley is rocked!
Jolley is breathing heavily.
Andromalius controls the position.
Jolley is not content to let Andromalius control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Andromalius prevents Jolley from escaping the position.

Andromalius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Andromalius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is not content to let Andromalius control the position.
Jolley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Andromalius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jolley is not content to let Andromalius control the position.
Andromalius works to advance to full mount. Jolley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andromalius looking to control but Jolley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jolley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jolley has given up his back here. Will Andromalius look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Jolley fending off the submission attempt from Andromalius.
Jolley has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Andromalius keeps control of the position as Jolley tries to break free.
Jolley is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Andromalius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jolley tries to clinch up but Andromalius circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Andromalius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jolley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Andromalius counters with a takedown into side control.
Andromalius advances to full mount.
Andromalius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jolley is trying to stand up.
Andromalius trying to control but Jolley is having none of it.
Jolley'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 one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jolley has given up his back here. Will Andromalius look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Andromalius is looking to control Jolley but Jolley is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jolley is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Andromalius.
Andromalius throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Andromalius is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jolley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Andromalius looking for the RNC.
Jolley holding both Andromalius 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius keeps control of the position easily here as Jolley tries to buck him off.
Jolley is trying to get back to his feet but Andromalius has full control of the position and if anything, Jolley has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Andromalius looking for the choke but no joy.

Andromalius is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jolley is defending well though. Andromalius let's go of the attempt for now.
Andromalius thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Andromalius.

Andromalius is persistently looking for the submission but Jolley is defending it well.
Jolley controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Andromalius has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jolley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jolley prevents Andromalius from getting a body triangle.
Jolley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jolley wants to get back to his feet.

Jolley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Andromalius trying to control.
Jolley trying to get back to his feet but Andromalius is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Andromalius 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jolley throws a combination that misses

and Andromalius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andromalius.
Jolley is looking to stand up but Andromalius isn't so interested in that idea.
Andromalius trying to control but Jolley is working from the bottom.
Jolley wants to get back to his feet but Andromalius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Andromalius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andromalius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jolley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andromalius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jolley pushes Andromalius off and gets back to his feet.
Andromalius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jolley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Andromalius shoots in and bounces Jolley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andromalius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andromalius trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andromalius stops Jolley from standing up.
Andromalius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is looking to stand up but Andromalius isn't so interested in that idea.

Andromalius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andromalius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andromalius wants to pass the guard but Jolley is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Andromalius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas Andromalius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andromalius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jolley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jolley is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jolley tries to get to full guard but Andromalius has control of the leg.
Jolley pushes Andromalius off looking to stand but Andromalius dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jolley is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andromalius works Jolley's body with a nice hook.
Jolley misses with a few strikes there.
Jolley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andromalius tests Jolley's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius loads up on a big right hand but Jolley slips the punch.

Andromalius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jolley to the mat! Jolley manages to get full guard.
Jolley is wriggling around but Andromalius manages to pass to half guard.
Andromalius trying to control the pace.
Andromalius prevents Jolley from standing back up.
Matt Jolley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andromalius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jolley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andromalius trying to control the action but Jolley is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Andromalius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andromalius 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Andromalius!