PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

West
vs
Jones

180 cm
31
166 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

184 cm
34
165 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from West.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
West throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from West.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West misses with a looping left.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. West takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by West.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
Jones throws an off balance right hand

and West holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
West tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones blocks a body shot from West.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands a knee to the body.
West tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from West.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short left from West.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West blocking some punches.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
West taking a breather.
A short left from West.
West tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. West is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of West backwards.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
West tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones looking to stall.
West wants to stall.

Jones tightens his grip and picks West up, before dumping him to the ground. West manages to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to West's brow.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a head shot. West uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jones dominated that round.
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.

West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West misses with a body shot.
West misses with a low kick.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Nice sprawl there from West as Jones shoots in.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as West sprawls well. West wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - West coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrew Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones lands a head kick!

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to West's brow.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
West performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
West prevents Jones from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
West is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. West defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

West lands an overhand right.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for West. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a right hand

and West counters by clinching up.
West is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from West.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from West.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West is working Jones over against the cage.
West misses with some punches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as West tries to tie him up.
West can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Randy West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to stall.
Randy West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but West pulls him back up using the underhooks.
West 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
West working Jones over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from West.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West taking a breather.
West misses with the head strike.
West lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of West backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
West dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but West manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from West.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Jones!
Andrew Jones made sure to mention his sponsor, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry in his post fight interview.