PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mi Shin Ii (ranked 3025 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Jonas Jones (ranked 392 p4p, 474 weight class). Jonas Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Shin Ii
vs
Jones

175 cm
25
170
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mi Shin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shin Ii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

Shin Ii is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Shin Ii slows the pace down in half guard.
Shin Ii is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shin Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Shin Ii tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Jones with the active half guard here but Shin Ii passes nicely into side control.
We've been hearing that Shin Ii has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shin Ii avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.
Jones throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to remain calm as Shin Ii controls from the top position.

Shin Ii stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Shin Ii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Shin Ii controlling from the top position.

Shin Ii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shin Ii has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jones is looking for a triangle here but Shin Ii uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii just content to control the position.
Shin Ii advances nicely into full mount.
Shin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shin Ii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Shin Ii isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Shin Ii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Shin Ii has a good base and remains in mount.
Shin Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shin Ii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mi Shin Ii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shin Ii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones tries to buck Shin Ii off but Shin Ii is having none of it.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.
Jones throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones being controlled for a moment.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shin Ii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii staying calm.
Shin Ii has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shin Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Shin Ii landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Mi Shin Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii controlling from mount.

Shin Ii looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Shin Ii is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Shin Ii's body position as best he can.
Jones is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shin Ii controlling from mount.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Shin Ii isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shin Ii. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shin Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mi Shin Ii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Shin Ii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shin Ii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shin Ii trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shin Ii controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shin Ii passes into side control.
Jones tries to buck Shin Ii off but Shin Ii is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii taking a breather here.
Jones prevents Shin Ii from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shin Ii gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shin Ii content just to control the position here.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Shin Ii has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shin Ii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Shin Ii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.

Shin Ii stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Shin Ii dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones working for submissions but it's allowed Shin Ii to get to half guard.
Shin Ii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jones looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mi Shin Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shin Ii 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mi Shin Ii!
Mi Shin Ii decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.