PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Gregory (ranked 6428 p4p, 25230 weight class) and Jonathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 730 weight class). Jones has chosen God Gave Me Style as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gregory
vs
Jones

198 cm
26
207
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
205
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick but Gregory moves out of range.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gregory dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Gregory works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregory scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gregory seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gregory is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory 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.

Jones pushes Gregory off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Gregory avoids it well.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gregory stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones leaves Gregory with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Gregory closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Gregory pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gregory swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Gregory.

Gregory moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Gregory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gregory shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Jones.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones looks winded!
Gregory fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregory lands a jab to the nose.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jonathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Jones.
Gregory closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Gregory pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a head kick.

Gregory takes the fight into the clinch.
Gregory is stalling here.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gregory is controlling him.
Gregory looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gregory is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones wants to stand up but Gregory is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones wants to stand but Gregory is controlling the position.

Gregory gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gregory fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Gregory is now in Jones's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gregory manages to pass to side control.

Gregory seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Gregory is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Gregory is controlling him

Gregory is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Gregory keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Gregory not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gregory not doing much here.
Gregory stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Gregory is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gregory content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregory tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Gregory misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Gregory shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Gregory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Gregory has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gregory lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gregory has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Jones.

Gregory gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is trying to push Gregory away but Gregory has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gregory prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gregory is looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gregory jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones wants to stand but Gregory is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gregory has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Gregory will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregory tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Gregory shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.

Gregory decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Jones has one foot on Gregory's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregory.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Gregory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregory's sensitive parts.
Gregory fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregory moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gregory looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.

Gregory is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gregory manages to mount him!
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gregory sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Gregory goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Jones tries to stand but Gregory is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Jones!
A victorious Jonathan Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.