PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qunicy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Oh Lets Do it. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jones
vs
Collin

200 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
206 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qunicy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Collin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Collin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collin controlling the position.

Collin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones tries to clinch up but Collin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collin walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Collin wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Collin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Collin has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collin tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Collin misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Collin is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Collin wants a takedown.
Qunicy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Collin.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Collin has him pressed against the cage.

Collin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Collin manages to end up in side control.

Collin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Collin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Collin is controlling the position.
Jones lands with a left to the head.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Collin has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collin looks gassed!

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Collin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Collin stops Jones from standing up.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Collin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Collin to the mat. Collin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Collin controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones cracks Collin with a solid left hand.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collin on the ground.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collin wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Collin's head.
Collin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Collin trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones works over Collin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones distracts Collin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Collin wriggles free and stands up.
Edward Collin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Collin will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Collin throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Collin tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jones has Collin up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Collin is breathing heavily.
Collin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Collin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Collin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Collin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Collin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collin trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Collin misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Collin is trying to control but can't.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Collin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Collin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Collin.
Collin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Collin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones stops Collin from standing up.
Collin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Collin looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Collin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Collin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Collin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones blocks a head kick by Collin.
Collin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Qunicy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Collin.
Jones shoots in but Collin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collin stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Collin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qunicy Jones dominated that second 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.

Collin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Qunicy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones clinches.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Collin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones clinches up with Collin and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Collin's head back.
Collin has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Qunicy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Collin.
Collin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Collin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Collin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Collin dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Collin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Collin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Collin manages to get back to half guard.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Collin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Qunicy Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones won't allow Collin to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Collin blocks nicely.
Collin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collin.
Collin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.

Collin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Jones gets a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collin misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qunicy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qunicy Jones!