PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcides Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Jones looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jones
vs
Campana

187 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

186 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alcides Campana!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campana stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campana stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Campana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Campana fails to pull guard.
Mike Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcides Campana.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Campana can't break the clinch.
Campana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Campana trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campana wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Campana throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots and misses
and Campana counters with an outside leg kick.
Campana scoring well with a low kick there.
Campana misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Campana didn't expect that.
Campana looking to control.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campana's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Campana looking to control.
Campana wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Campana being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Campana is retaining full guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones working Campana over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana wants to get back to full guard.
Jones moves into full mount! Campana won't be happy about that!
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Campana looks a forlorn figure.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Campana hang on?
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Campana can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking to finish Campana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Campana!
Campana regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is looking to stall here but Campana recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones trying to control but Campana is working from the bottom.
Jones stops Campana from standing up.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Campana trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Campana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Campana from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Campana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campana has a takedown stuffed.
Campana tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones wants to control from the top but Campana keeps moving.
Campana trying to control the position.
Campana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Campana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campana sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is keen to just control but Campana is a slippery customer.
Campana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Campana trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campana wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Campana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcides Campana.
Campana trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Campana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campana wants a takedown but no success here.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campana counters with a nice body kick.
Campana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campana fails to land the takedown.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campana pinned against the cage. Campana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Campana looking to stall.

Jones jumps guard.
Campana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones is pulling down on Campana's head. It's preventing any offense from Campana, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Campana controlling him for the moment.
Campana wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Campana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campana tries to get out of the position.
Campana prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

Campana stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Campana scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Campana passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to sweep but Campana has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Campana shoots and misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Campana won't be happy with that.
Campana is trying to improve his position.
Jones scores with punches from side control.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Campana, who protects the arm well.
Campana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls the position.
Campana regains half guard.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones stops Campana from getting back to his feet.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Campana is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campana on the ground.
Campana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Campana is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Campana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Campana trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones pushes down on Campana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Campana gets full guard.

Campana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones stays in close to Campana's body and controls the position.
Jones distracts Campana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Campana looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Campana gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Campana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Campana won't be happy with that.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Campana denies him.
You can see the frustration on Campana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Campana denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Campana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Campana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones clinches up with Campana and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones prevents Campana from breaking the clinch.
Campana has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Campana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Mike Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcides Campana.
Campana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Campana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campana off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Campana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Campana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Alcides Campana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campana throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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