PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 3647 p4p, 25179 weight class) and Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong (ranked 447 p4p, 619 weight class). Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
Sitsunpeong

183 cm
19
181
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsunpeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsunpeong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Sitsunpeong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsunpeong misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but misses.
Sitsunpeong wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong wants to stall.

Sitsunpeong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsunpeong is looking to clinch.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsunpeong swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones forces Sitsunpeong back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsunpeong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsunpeong! But no joy.

Sitsunpeong moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Sitsunpeong, against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Sitsunpeong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sitsunpeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Sitsunpeong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones pushes Sitsunpeong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sitsunpeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsunpeong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsunpeong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sitsunpeong tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Sitsunpeong is controlling the position.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sitsunpeong regains guard immediately.
Sitsunpeong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Sitsunpeong has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sitsunpeong wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Sitsunpeong tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sitsunpeong is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Sitsunpeong is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsunpeong gets back to half guard.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Sitsunpeong's hands, connecting with Sitsunpeong's forehead.
Sitsunpeong tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sitsunpeong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Sitsunpeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsunpeong sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sitsunpeong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Sitsunpeong gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but misses.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsunpeong can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsunpeong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in but Sitsunpeong avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Sitsunpeong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsunpeong can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow that misses.
Sitsunpeong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sitsunpeong breaks from the clinch.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsunpeong working Jones over with knees to the body.
Sitsunpeong trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sitsunpeong into the cage.
Sitsunpeong tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Sitsunpeong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsunpeong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsunpeong unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Sitsunpeong manages to avoid it.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitsunpeong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsunpeong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Sitsunpeong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sitsunpeong manages to circle out of the way.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsunpeong swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Sitsunpeong connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsunpeong throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsunpeong throws a counter combo.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Sitsunpeong shows good takedown defense.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsunpeong scores with a shot to the body.

Sitsunpeong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsunpeong slowing the pace effectively.
Sitsunpeong lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sitsunpeong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Sitsunpeong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Sitsunpeong throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsunpeong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsunpeong after a bit of a struggle.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a low kick but Sitsunpeong avoids it.
Sitsunpeong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsunpeong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsunpeong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Sitsunpeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Sitsunpeong.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Sitsunpeong counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Sitsunpeong to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Sitsunpeong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sitsunpeong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsunpeong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones drives through and clinches with Sitsunpeong against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sitsunpeong can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Sitsunpeong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones won't allow Sitsunpeong to sweep him here.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sitsunpeong trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsunpeong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sitsunpeong looking to control.
Sitsunpeong wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sitsunpeong wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sitsunpeong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Sitsunpeong looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Sitsunpeong just gets out of the way.
Sitsunpeong circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice elbow.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsunpeong or not.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sitsunpeong is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsunpeong is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsunpeong avoid being mounted?
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Jones.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Jones!