PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trae Jones (ranked 4644 p4p, 4699 weight class) and Fffg Gnchzxf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Gnchzxf

150 cm
19
130
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trae Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fffg Gnchzxf!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnchzxf tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Gnchzxf looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Gnchzxf drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Gnchzxf stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Gnchzxf from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to stand up but Gnchzxf is controlling him.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gnchzxf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnchzxf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gnchzxf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnchzxf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones pushes Gnchzxf off looking to stand but Gnchzxf dives back in and keeps control.
Gnchzxf is controlling the pace.
Jones trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Gnchzxf seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gnchzxf is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Gnchzxf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones wants to control but Gnchzxf is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gnchzxf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gnchzxf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnchzxf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gnchzxf is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Gnchzxf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gnchzxf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gnchzxf defends it easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.

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.
Gnchzxf tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Gnchzxf slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is trying to keep Gnchzxf in close.
Gnchzxf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fffg Gnchzxf dominated that round.
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.

Gnchzxf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Gnchzxf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jones has one foot on Gnchzxf's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones throws a right hand that Gnchzxf ducks under and follows up with a left that Gnchzxf also avoids with ease.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gnchzxf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gnchzxf prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is pressing down on Gnchzxf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fffg Gnchzxf has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gnchzxf gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.

Gnchzxf has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Gnchzxf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gnchzxf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gnchzxf is defended easily by Jones.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gnchzxf tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gnchzxf to the ground. Gnchzxf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Gnchzxf back into the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Gnchzxf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gnchzxf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.

Gnchzxf jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Gnchzxf wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gnchzxf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnchzxf looking for a sweep. Not yet Gnchzxf, not yet.

Gnchzxf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gnchzxf pulls Jones in to control the position.
Gnchzxf working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Gnchzxf keeps moving.
Jones postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gnchzxf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Gnchzxf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to get back to is feet but Gnchzxf passes into side control.
Gnchzxf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones wants to control but Gnchzxf postures up.
Gnchzxf is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Gnchzxf moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnchzxf lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gnchzxf is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gnchzxf lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jones hold on?!
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gnchzxf is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gnchzxf gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gnchzxf gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gnchzxf apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gnchzxf defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fffg Gnchzxf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gnchzxf has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Gnchzxf misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Jones.

Gnchzxf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gnchzxf backwards.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gnchzxf is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Gnchzxf jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.

Gnchzxf has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnchzxf gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.

Gnchzxf pulls Jones into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gnchzxf can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gnchzxf pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gnchzxf moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Gnchzxf is looking for a takedown.
Jones looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Gnchzxf manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gnchzxf controlling Jones's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gnchzxf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gnchzxf managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Gnchzxf has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gnchzxf's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gnchzxf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones tries to sprawl but Gnchzxf drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gnchzxf fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Gnchzxf circles away easily

and Gnchzxf counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gnchzxf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trae Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gnchzxf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Gnchzxf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Gnchzxf turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gnchzxf has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Gnchzxf dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trae Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fffg Gnchzxf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fffg Gnchzxf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gnchzxf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fffg Gnchzxf!