PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Jones (ranked 3038 p4p, 3290 weight class) and Mihail Strutu (ranked 328 p4p, 362 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Strutu

170 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Big Island Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mihail Strutu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to clinch but Strutu is avoiding it.
Strutu throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Strutu throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Strutu jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Strutu counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strutu swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Strutu keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance but Strutu moves to the side
and Strutu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Strutu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch
and Strutu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Strutu counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strutu swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strutu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch but Strutu slips to the side
and Strutu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Strutu is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Strutu with a hook.
Strutu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones looks to clinch
and Strutu counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to clinch
and Strutu counters with a straight right hand.
Strutu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Strutu counter with a right hand.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Strutu moves away
and Strutu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves to clinch but Strutu breaks away
and Strutu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strutu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones moves to clinch but Strutu breaks away
and Strutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but Strutu circles away.
Strutu throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Strutu misses its intended target.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Strutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Strutu counters with a straight right hand.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Strutu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones is looking to clinch but Strutu is avoiding it.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Strutu pushes him off.
Strutu throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones closes the distance but Strutu moves to the side
and Strutu counters with a straight right hand.
Strutu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones moves to clinch but Strutu breaks away
and Strutu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail Strutu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Strutu moves away
letting Strutu counter with a right hand.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strutu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strutu counters with a stiff right hand.
Strutu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strutu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Strutu keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Strutu misses.
Strutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strutu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strutu counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strutu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Strutu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strutu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones has Strutu pressed against the cage, preventing Strutu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strutu taking a breather.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Strutu blocks it.
Strutu stalling the fight.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strutu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Strutu is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strutu.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Strutu avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones working Strutu over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strutu.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Strutu blocks with his arms.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Strutu.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Strutu's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Strutu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Strutu is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Strutu avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strutu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strutu backwards.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strutu's elbow.
Strutu avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to work over Strutu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Strutu controls his hands.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Strutu 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.
Strutu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Strutu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Strutu is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Strutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Strutu avoids the damage to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Strutu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strutu managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Strutu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Strutu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones wants to clinch but Strutu slips to the side
and Strutu counters with a stiff right hand.
Strutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strutu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strutu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but Strutu is having none of it.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Strutu pushes him off.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strutu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Strutu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strutu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones tries to clinch up but Strutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strutu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Strutu.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Strutu circles away.
Jones moves to clinch but Strutu breaks away
and Strutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strutu swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strutu counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Strutu counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Strutu moves out of range.
Strutu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Strutu counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Strutu circles away.
A little jabbing left from Strutu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Strutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Strutu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strutu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strutu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strutu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strutu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones is looking to clinch but Strutu is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Strutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strutu counters with a nice uppercut.
Strutu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strutu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones wants to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Strutu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mihail Strutu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strutu 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mihail Strutu!
A victorious Mihail Strutu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.