PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Better Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Win
vs
Jones

199 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Better Win !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Win finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Win lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Win dodges the punch combination from Jones.

Win gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Win lands a damaging elbow.
Win lands an elbow inside.
Win missing with knees to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Win moves out of range easily.

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

Jones breaks the clinch.
Win blocks a head kick by Jones.

Win moves into the clinch.
Win lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Alexander Jones has been cut.
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!
Win leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Win misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Win creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Win has him pressed against the cage.
Win looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Win doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Win really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Win .
Jones misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Win .
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Win doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Win stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Win keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Win is controlling the position.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Win comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Win - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Win creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win lands a damaging elbow.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Win has the dominant position.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Win has Jones pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Win throws an elbow but misses.
Win throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Win 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.
Win lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Win creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Win tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win avoids the head kick by Jones.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Win counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Win fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Win .
Win throws a nice inside leg kick.

Win closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoiding damage as Win throws knees to the body.
Win goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Win just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Better Win has been cut.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Win .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Win creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Win blocks the elbow strike.
Win looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Win tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Better Win dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Win .
Better Win seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win dodges the punch combination from Jones.

Win gets a clinch.
Win misses with a punch to the body.
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Win throws an elbow but it misses.
Win effectively controlling the action here.
Jones is trying to break free.
Better Win has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Win misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones avoiding damage as Win throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win misses with a body punch.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Win lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Win , against the cage.
Win throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones wants to break free but Win has control.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Win throws an elbow that misses.
Win comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones letting Win take a breather here.
Win misses with a punch to the body.
Win throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Win tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Win .
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Win is struggling to control the position.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Win will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Win keeps him there for the moment.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Win lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Win .
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Win .
Jones prevents a body shot from Win .
Win leaning against his opponent.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Win .
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to circle away but Win has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Win away but Win has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Win comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Win pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Win misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Win is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Win just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Win blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Win .
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Win missing with knees to the body.
Win is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Win keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Win lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Win missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Win .
Win leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Win has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Better Win dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Win lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Win doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Win .
Win swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Win misses with an attempted mid kick.
Win throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Win does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Better Win is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Win darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Win just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Win misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to circle away but Win has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Win has double underhooks.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Win rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Win lands an elbow inside.
Win misses with a punch to the body.
Win lands a damaging elbow.
Win lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Win pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Jones wants to break free but Win has control.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Win has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Win blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Win blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win stalling in the clinch.
Win is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Win lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Win .
The referee calls for Win to work.
Win throws an elbow but it misses.
Win lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Win misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Win tries to tie him up.
Win throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Win just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Win pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Win gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Win is controlling him.
Win working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Win .
Win lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Win .
Win lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Win lands a nice elbow.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones gets through Win 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Win lands an elbow inside.
Win is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Win .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Win .
Alexander Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Better Win is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Win leaning his opponent against the cage.
Win gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Better Win showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Win has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Better Win !