PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viko Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by n. Viko Maafala is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
Maafala

188 cm
23
294 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
290 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viko Maafala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maafala is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maafala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Maafala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maafala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Maafala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Maafala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Maafala.
Maafala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Maafala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maafala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Maafala works his way into full mount!
Jones tries to reverse the position but Maafala maintains control.
Maafala lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maafala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala controlling from the full mount.
Maafala cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maafala prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maafala raining down shots from the mount!
Maafala trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Maafala lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maafala is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Maafala is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Maafala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maafala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Maafala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maafala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Maafala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maafala lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Maafala working Jones over with strikes here.
Maafala with the ground and pound from mount.
Maafala is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maafala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maafala landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maafala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maafala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maafala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Maafala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Maafala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maafala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maafala lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones tries to hold on but Maafala pushes him away.
Maafala lands with some strikes.
Maafala lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Maafala lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maafala breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
Maafala with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maafala working Jones over with strikes here.
Maafala tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Maafala landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Maafala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maafala unloading with bombs!
Maafala unloading with bombs!
Maafala landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maafala looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viko Maafala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maafala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maafala.
Maafala effectively controlling the action here.

Maafala turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maafala manages to end up in side control.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maafala on the ground.
Maafala looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maafala smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maafala is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is pushing Maafala's head away, looking to escape. Maafala manages to hold on to the position though.
Maafala grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maafala lands a few punches from side control.
Maafala advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Maafala.
Maafala landing strikes from the mount.
Maafala won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maafala raining down shots from the mount!
Maafala blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maafala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maafala with a couple of short strikes.
Maafala lands a big elbow.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
Maafala landing strikes from the mount.
Maafala breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
Maafala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maafala lands a heavy elbow.
Maafala lands with some strikes.
Maafala working the ground and pound effectively.
Maafala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Maafala looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Maafala 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 is bucking up trying to escape but Maafala cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Maafala.
Maafala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maafala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maafala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Maafala has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maafala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maafala raining down shots from the mount!
Jones taking shots to the head.
Maafala blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maafala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maafala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Maafala is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maafala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
BOOM! Maafala connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maafala is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maafala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Maafala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maafala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viko Maafala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maafala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Maafala is controlling the position.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.
Maafala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maafala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maafala presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maafala lands with a right to the head.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Maafala.
Maafala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maafala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
A right hook to the body lands for Maafala.
Maafala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Maafala with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Maafala has control.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maafala scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maafala won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala chips away with some ground and pound.
Maafala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Maafala stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Maafala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Maafala has control of the leg.
Maafala prevents Jones from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maafala lands a nice short elbow.
Maafala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maafala stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Maafala blocks the strikes from Jones.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maafala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maafala slips a jab and a cross from Jones.

Maafala moves into the clinch.
Maafala has Jones pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Maafala on the inside.
Maafala pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maafala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maafala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maafala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maafala lands a nice elbow.
Maafala working Jones over with knees to the body.
Maafala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maafala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Maafala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Maafala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Maafala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maafala has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Maafala.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Maafala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Maafala landing knees to the head.
Maafala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Steve Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala scores with a hook to the body.
Maafala landing knees to the body.
Maafala has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Maafala has the dominant position.
Maafala lands with a short shot to the head.

Maafala has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maafala pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Maafala dives into Jones's guard.
Maafala looking to pass the guard.
Viko Maafala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maafala is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maafala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maafala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maafala is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Maafala has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maafala blocks the strikes from Jones.
Maafala is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Maafala.
Maafala seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maafala has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maafala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maafala lands a heavy elbow.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viko Maafala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maafala 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viko Maafala!