PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 2151 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Bean Bryant (ranked 279 p4p, 242 weight class). Bean Bryant looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jones
vs
Bryant

184 cm
23
203
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
215
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

FUClothing

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant 's coach down at Besta-Fera Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bryant 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Bryant keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bryant is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bryant is looking to reverse the position.
Jones is staying tight to Bryant 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bryant prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones cracks Bryant with a big elbow.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant stops Jones from passing to mount.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Bryant 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bryant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones works Bryant 's body with a nice hook.
Bryant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant is looking to clinch.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Bryant tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bryant is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Bryant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Bryant defends it well.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant taking shots to the head.

Bryant bucks Jones off and manages to get back to his feet!

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Bryant 's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant 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.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
Bryant is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Jones stands up over Bryant , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.

Bryant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones winds up and cracks Bryant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bean Bryant 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant .
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Jones.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryant to the ground. Jones is now in Bryant 's guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones passes Bryant 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones controlling from mount.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.

Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Bryant is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Bryant really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bryant is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kevin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones prevents Bryant from getting the reversal.
Jones controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bryant 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bean Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jones!
Kevin Jones very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.