PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan - Method Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Concepcion

170 cm
21
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grimlock Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones punishes Concepcion's body with a nice straight punch.
Concepcion misses with a straight right.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Concepcion throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Concepcion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Concepcion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
Concepcion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Concepcion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Concepcion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion prevents Jones from improving his position.

Concepcion is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Concepcion is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Concepcion looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Concepcion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grimlock Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concepcion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a right hand that Concepcion ducks under and follows up with a left that Concepcion also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Concepcion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Concepcion will feel that in the morning.
Concepcion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Concepcion takes one to the side of the head.
Concepcion moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Concepcion slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Concepcion moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Concepcion in a clinch.

Concepcion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Concepcion manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Concepcion looks gassed!
Jones trying to control the position.
Concepcion pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Concepcion is very close to passing his half guard.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Concepcion pulls his head out easily.
Concepcion is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Concepcion wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones is staying active underneath Concepcion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Concepcion is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Concepcion's guard.
Concepcion keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Concepcion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Concepcion slips a jab and a cross from Jones.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Concepcion is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Concepcion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but Concepcion is working from the bottom.
Concepcion wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Concepcion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Concepcion finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Concepcion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Concepcion slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is not content to let Concepcion control the position.
Concepcion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Concepcion is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Concepcion seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion manages to get back to half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Concepcion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Concepcion defending well though.
Concepcion tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is keen to just control but Concepcion is a slippery customer.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Concepcion's head.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Concepcion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Concepcion wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Concepcion doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Concepcion keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.

Concepcion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Concepcion is breathing heavily.
Concepcion wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Concepcion there!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Concepcion is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Concepcion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Concepcion is in trouble!
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to finish Concepcion with some ground and pound. This is bad for Concepcion!
Jones breaks from Concepcion's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling here but it's allowed Concepcion to get half guard.
Concepcion wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Concepcion is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones passes to side control.
Jones landing a few strikes.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Concepcion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jones tries for a kimura but Concepcion is defending well.
Concepcion tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is putting a hurting on Concepcion here, landing some big shots from side control.
Concepcion is looking for a sweep.
Jones landing strikes.
Concepcion manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Concepcion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Concepcion is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to control from the top but Concepcion keeps moving.
Concepcion is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Grimlock Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

Concepcion had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Concepcion Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones takes a swing at Concepcion's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones is looking to wear down Concepcion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Concepcion doesn't seem bothered though.
Concepcion blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Concepcion shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Concepcion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones punishes Concepcion's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Concepcion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Concepcion was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

Concepcion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Concepcion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Concepcion is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Concepcion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Concepcion 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 working for a triangle but Concepcion defends it easily.
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.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concepcion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones trying to control the position.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Concepcion trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is trying to control the position but Concepcion postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Concepcion tries to pass.
Concepcion trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Concepcion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones thuds his right hand into Concepcion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Concepcion slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Concepcion is just out of range.
Jones lands a jab to Concepcion's midsection.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Concepcion if he has to take too many more of those.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Concepcion's torso.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Concepcion at a distance.
Concepcion misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimlock Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
Concepcion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Concepcion was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Concepcion shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Concepcion at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Concepcion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch.
Concepcion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimlock Jones clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones lands a body shot.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Jones forces Concepcion back against the cage and clinches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

Concepcion gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Concepcion is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Concepcion's back instead.
The referee is taking a good look at Concepcion as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jones!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Concepcion rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Concepcion is looking to improve his position.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Concepcion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is keen to just control but Concepcion is a slippery customer.
Concepcion wants to control but Jones passes into side.
Concepcion tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to control but Concepcion is keeping him busy.
Concepcion taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Concepcion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Concepcion from improving his position.
Concepcion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones is looking to advance position but Concepcion won't allow it.
Concepcion is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is keen to just control but Concepcion is a slippery customer.
Concepcion tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Concepcion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Concepcion looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Concepcion throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones punishes Concepcion's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Concepcion avoids it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimlock Jones had his way with Angel Concepcion in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones misses with a body shot.
Concepcion misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones swings for the body but Concepcion moves out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Angel Concepcion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Concepcion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Concepcion manages to avoid it.
Concepcion doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Concepcion is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Concepcion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Concepcion wants a takedown but no success here.
Grimlock Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones gets through Concepcion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Concepcion blocks it.
Jones tries to work over Concepcion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Concepcion prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Concepcion.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Concepcion gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Concepcion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones misses with some punches.
Concepcion blocking some punches.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two 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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Concepcion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones keeps control of Concepcion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to stall.
Concepcion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones misses the jab.
Concepcion misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones cracks Concepcion with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Concepcion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Concepcion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Concepcion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Concepcion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Concepcion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Concepcion avoids it.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Concepcion at a distance.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Angel Concepcion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Concepcion momentarily.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimlock Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Concepcion doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Concepcion in the body.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Concepcion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones keeps Concepcion at a distance using the push kick.
Grimlock Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Concepcion walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grimlock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimlock Jones!
Grimlock Jones retains his featherweight title!