PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tipi Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Savea

175 cm
26
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tipi Savea!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea misses with a takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savea throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savea with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Savea working a defensive guard here.
Savea is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea looking for a sweep. Not yet Savea, not yet.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savea is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Savea keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Savea is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savea holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savea tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Savea is trying to stand up.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Savea is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savea keeps working.
Jones is stalling here. Savea is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Savea has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones prevents Savea from moving into mount.

Savea is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Savea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Savea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Savea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Savea is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Savea swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savea's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab. Savea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savea with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tipi Savea.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Savea fails with the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Savea misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Jones shoots in and bounces Savea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savea is trying to keep Jones in close.
Savea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Savea wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones won't allow Savea to sweep him here.
Savea wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones won't allow Savea to sweep him here.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Savea fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savea tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Savea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Savea is breathing heavily.
Jones works Savea's body with a nice hook.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Savea, against the cage.
Savea tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones'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.
Savea tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.

Jones has picked Savea up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savea on the ground.
Savea works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Savea pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones wants to control from the top but Savea keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that second round.
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!

Savea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savea tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savea ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Savea with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones jabs at Savea's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tipi Savea.
Savea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea thows a body shot but no joy.
Savea with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savea thinking.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savea doesn't seem bothered though.
Savea with a poor takedown

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks Savea with a nice body shot.

Jones has picked Savea up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Savea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea working to try and regain half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but Savea is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Savea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Savea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savea tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Savea bucks and avoids them well.
Jones tries to control but Savea wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones prevents Savea from getting the reversal.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Savea regains half guard.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savea wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Savea's head.
Jones working Savea over with strikes.
Savea manages to get to full guard.
Savea tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jones!