PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goaf Avelino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avelino has chosen Ela sai de saia de bicicletinha as his entrance music. Andre Jones looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jones
vs
Avelino

193 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goaf Avelino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avelino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avelino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Avelino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Avelino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Avelino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avelino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Avelino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Avelino misses with the combination.
Avelino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Avelino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avelino misses with a series of wild punches.
Avelino throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avelino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avelino throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Avelino looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avelino is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Avelino avoid being mounted?
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Avelino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avelino taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Avelino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avelino trying to control from the bottom.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Avelino defending well though.
Avelino moves into full guard.
Jones distracts Avelino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Avelino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Avelino has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avelino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avelino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Avelino with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Avelino fights it but they end up in guard.
Avelino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Avelino trying to control the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avelino working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Avelino misses with a two punch combination.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Avelino!
Avelino wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Avelino looks a forlorn figure.
Jones cracks Avelino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Avelino reaches up and holds on to Jones to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Avelino was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Avelino is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Avelino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones stands up over Avelino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones postures up in Avelino's guard and throws a big left but Avelino blocks it.
Avelino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Avelino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Avelino.
Avelino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avelino wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avelino tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Avelino falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Avelino won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avelino is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones cracks Avelino with a big right hand but Avelino just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Avelino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Avelino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avelino counters with an inside leg kick.
Avelino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is thwarting Avelino's attempts to control the position.
Avelino gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones stands up over Avelino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Avelino is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Avelino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Avelino is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Avelino to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Avelino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Avelino, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Avelino against the cage but Avelino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Avelino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Avelino fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Avelino lands a lovely overhand right.
Avelino misses with a double jab

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avelino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Avelino trying to control the position.
Avelino might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is in close to Avelino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones postures up in Avelino's guard and throws a big left but Avelino blocks it.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Avelino pinned against the cage. Avelino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avelino throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Avelino looking to control.
Goaf Avelino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avelino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avelino trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avelino's head.
Avelino is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Avelino throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Avelino throws a combination that misses

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avelino looking to control.
Avelino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avelino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones stops Avelino from standing up.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Avelino working a defensive guard here.

Avelino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Avelino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avelino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch combination from Avelino misses.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Avelino's head.
Avelino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Avelino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones distracts Avelino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andre Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Avelino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Andre Jones!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Andre Jones!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Andre Jones!

Andre Jones wins by unanimous decision!