PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Trauma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Krist Kristofferson - This Old Road. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Trauma

180 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Trauma!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trauma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Will Jones has been cut.
Trauma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trauma misses with the combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Trauma moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trauma.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch there but Trauma circles away.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

Trauma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trauma is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trauma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trauma passes to side control.
Trauma taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trauma is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones wants to control but Trauma postures up.
Trauma lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Trauma is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Trauma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trauma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones tries to bench press Trauma off him but Trauma keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Trauma is controlling the position.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Trauma keeps moving and retains side control.
Trauma is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Trauma is controlling the position.
Jones is not content to let Trauma control the position.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Trauma is controlling the position.
Trauma is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tom Trauma just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Trauma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trauma lands in his opponent's guard.

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

Trauma wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trauma is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones is trying to control but Trauma manages to pass to mount!
Trauma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trauma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones can't escape the position.
Trauma trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trauma with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trauma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trauma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Trauma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones slips a jab and a cross from Trauma.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.

Trauma looking for submissions off his back.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones misses with a head shot. Trauma uses the momentum to regain guard.

Trauma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trauma on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trauma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Trauma passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trauma prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones wants to control but Trauma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones wants to sweep but Trauma has passed to side control!
Jones tries to bench press Trauma off him but Trauma keeps the position.

Trauma tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Trauma trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bench press Trauma off him but Trauma keeps the position.
Trauma slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Jones.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Trauma blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Trauma pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Trauma trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Trauma trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Trauma lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trauma looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trauma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Trauma. What's that going to do exactly?

Trauma working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Trauma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trauma working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Trauma's attempts to control the action.

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.
Trauma lands a big elbow.
Trauma is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Trauma. What's that going to do exactly?
Trauma working Jones over with strikes here.
Trauma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trauma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Trauma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Trauma lands a jab.
Trauma throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trauma controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Trauma throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jones works over Trauma with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trauma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Trauma is retaining full guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Trauma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trauma with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Trauma from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trauma 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 tries to strike from the bottom.
Trauma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trauma is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Trauma working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trauma is working away from the top position though.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom but Trauma passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trauma lands some shots froms side control.
Trauma working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trauma scores with a head kick.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trauma shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trauma throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones looks for the body kick but Trauma saw that one coming.
Trauma shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Trauma counters by clinching up.

Trauma jumps guard.
Trauma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Trauma's attempts to control the action.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Trauma's attempts to control the action.
Trauma scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Trauma throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Trauma loaded up on that one.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tom Trauma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones tries to control the position but Trauma now has his back.
Jones trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Trauma is landing with strikes from the back.
Jones tries to roll but Trauma sticks to his back.
Trauma softening up his opponent with strikes here.

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.
Jones trying to control the position but Trauma manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Trauma controlling the positon.
Trauma has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Trauma is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Trauma. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Trauma's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
Trauma pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Trauma is keeping the position.
Tom Trauma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trauma's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Trauma.
Well Trauma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Trauma!