PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tanaka endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin Choo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

endo
vs
Choo Jones

199 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tanaka endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sin Choo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones cracks the inside of endo's front leg.
Jones looks gassed!
endo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from endo. endo gets slowly back to his feet.

endo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
endo is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
endo trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
endo lands a nice forearm strike.
endo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
endo is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
endo is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
endo scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
endo working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
endo cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
endo working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
endo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
endo cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
endo cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
endo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
endo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but endo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
endo lands a decent elbow from side control.
endo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking some punishment here, with endo in his half guard.
endo looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
endo wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
endo throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in endo's guard. Nice move by Jones!
endo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
endo is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
endo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from endo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tanaka endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
endo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

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

Jones decides to pull guard.
endo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
endo trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
endo throwing strikes but missing.
endo lands a couple of digs.

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.
endo landing with the ground and pound.
endo is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
endo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
endo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
endo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
endo stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
endo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
endo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tanaka endo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. endo doesn't seem phased though.
endo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for endo on that attempt.

endo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
endo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
endo working the ground and pound.
endo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Jones is not content to let endo control the position.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
endo working Jones over with strikes.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones has hold of endo's hands but endo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
endo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
endo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
endo is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
endo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

Jones working for a triangle but endo defends it easily.
endo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
endo scoring with punches to the head and body.
endo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
endo stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in endo's guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to endo's brow.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! endo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and endo manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into endo's guard.
endo looking for a sweep. Not yet endo, not yet.
endo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if endo tries to get out of the position.
Jones stands up out of endo's guard for a moment - endo manages to land a nice upkick.
Jones preventing the sweep.
endo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

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

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones blocks endo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
endo is wriggling around trying to escape.
endo is working hard here to advance position.
Jones landing shots from mount.
endo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
endo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones won't let endo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
endo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
endo is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sin Choo Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from endo. endo gets slowly back to his feet.

endo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
endo throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
endo wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from endo.
endo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
endo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. endo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
endo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... endo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sin Choo Jones!