PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 2790 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Anton Strålman (ranked 287 p4p, 231 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Strålman has chosen Three Kings as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jones
vs
Strålman

172 cm
31
148
11 - 12 - 0

172 cm
39
148
32 - 27 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Strålman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jones misses.
Strålman fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strålman.
A nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strålman.
Strålman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strålman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Strålman counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Strålman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strålman misses with a head kick.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Strålman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strålman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strålman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strålman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Strålman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Strålman uses good head movement to avoid it.

Strålman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Strålman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strålman avoids it.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Strålman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Strålman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strålman is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strålman backwards.

Strålman jumps guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Strålman blocks nicely.
Strålman wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strålman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Strålman trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Strålman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strålman.

Strålman instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Strålman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strålman being controlled against the cage.
Strålman cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strålman's elbow.
Strålman wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Strålman jumps guard but Jones stands there with Strålman around his waist. Strålman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Strålman's ribcage. Strålman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strålman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Strålman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Strålman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones looks for the body kick but Strålman saw that one coming.

Strålman clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Strålman is trying to stall.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Strålman controls the action.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strålman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones just leaning against Strålman, taking a breather.
Strålman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strålman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working Strålman over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strålman blocking some punches.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Strålman prevents a body shot from Jones.
Strålman letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Strålman on the inside.
Strålman tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dingleberry Jones.
Strålman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strålman duly obliges.
Strålman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Strålman ducks down to avoid it.
Anton Strålman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strålman.
Strålman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Strålman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strålman blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Strålman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Strålman ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Anton Strålman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strålman lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strålman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strålman moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Strålman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones jabs at Strålman's body.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strålman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Strålman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strålman throws a nice head kick!
Strålman staying out of range there.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Strålman stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick that sends Strålman stumbling back into the cage.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strålman checks a leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Strålman.
Strålman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strålman.
Strålman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Strålman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strålman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Strålman throws a right hand that misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones misses with a hook. Strålman ducked under it nicely.
Strålman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Strålman's corner calls for a 1-2. Strålman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strålman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strålman misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dingleberry Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strålman with a nice cross.
Strålman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head kick but Strålman moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Strålman blocks it.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Strålman.
A head kick misses from Strålman.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones jabs Strålman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Strålman's shoulder, as Strålman tries to avoid the shot.
Strålman wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Strålman tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a hook. Strålman ducked under it nicely.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Strålman.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strålman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strålman scores with a decent looking hook.
Strålman clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Strålman. Strålman maintains the clinch.

Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strålman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strålman moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strålman.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Strålman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Strålman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strålman avoids the body shot from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strålman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Strålman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Strålman moved out of range nicely.
Strålman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Strålman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strålman was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones looks for the body kick but Strålman saw that one coming.

Strålman has managed to clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Strålman wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.

Strålman breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strålman tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Strålman is just out of range.
Strålman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones throws a body punch but Strålman moves out of range.
Strålman scores with a three punch combo!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Strålman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Strålman scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Strålman counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Strålman to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strålman thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Strålman is out of range.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Strålman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strålman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Strålman.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Strålman moves out of range easily.
Strålman throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strålman has time to react.

Strålman closes the distance and clinches.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Strålman controls the action.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Strålman controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dingleberry Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dingleberry Jones!
After winning the bout, Dingleberry Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.