PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JImmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JImmy Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jones
vs
Oliver

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JImmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Oliver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Oliver gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that Oliver avoids nicely.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Oliver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Oliver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliver trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones stops Oliver from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliver kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Oliver avoids them all with ease.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JImmy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Oliver.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
JImmy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Oliver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones looks to land a combination. Oliver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Oliver shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oliver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliver trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Oliver tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Oliver prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Oliver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Oliver shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Oliver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliver is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliver.
Jones throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Oliver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Oliver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oliver dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws a series of punches but Oliver avoids them all with ease.

Oliver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oliver.
Oliver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliver forces his way into half guard.
Oliver 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.
Oliver controlling the action here.
Oliver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oliver is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliver in particular looking to stall.
Jones is staying active underneath Oliver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two 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.
Jones is not content to let Oliver control the position.

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

Oliver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Oliver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oliver is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Oliver 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.

Oliver throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Oliver avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Oliver backing up. Oliver nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
JImmy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oliver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oliver wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Oliver throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Oliver throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Oliver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oliver works his way into side control.
Oliver throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliver moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver advances nicely into full mount.
Oliver wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Oliver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliver fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Oliver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Oliver persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Oliver backing up. Oliver nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
JImmy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Oliver.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a combination

and Oliver counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Oliver lands with some strikes.
Oliver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oliver with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliver lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oliver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Oliver tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones really wants to buck Oliver off and get back to his feet.
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
Oliver throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oliver landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Oliver lands a nice shot to the head.
JImmy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oliver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oliver cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver landing strikes from the mount.
Oliver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Tommy Oliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Oliver!