PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crimson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Forever by The Berzerker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Crimson

198 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Silver Dragon Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Crimson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crimson pinned against the cage. Crimson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Crimson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones is not content to let Crimson control the position.
Check out the look on Crimson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones prevents Crimson from moving into mount.
Crimson taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson wants to stand but Jones has his arm trapped.
Crimson controlling the position.
Crimson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Crimson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones trying to remain calm as Crimson controls from the top position.

Crimson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to advance to mount but can't.

Crimson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Crimson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crimson looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crimson stands up out of Jones's guard for a moment - Jones manages to land a nice upkick.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crimson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crimson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crimson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Crimson from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Crimson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Crimson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Crimson controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Crimson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Crimson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones prevents Crimson from improving position.
Crimson grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
Crimson wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Crimson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crimson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crimson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crimson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crimson trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones fails with the takedown

and Crimson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Crimson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crimson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones 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.
Crimson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Crimson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crimson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Crimson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crimson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crimson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crimson wants to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crimson is trying to get back to full guard.
Crimson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimson tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Crimson is working to get back to half guard.
Crimson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Crimson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crimson tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is thwarting Crimson's attempts to control the position.
Jones prevents Crimson from improving his position.
Crimson trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!

Crimson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Crimson tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Crimson keeps control of the position.
Jones breaks Crimson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crimson can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones throwing shots but Crimson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crimson tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is thwarting Crimson's attempts to control the position.
Crimson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crimson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones working Crimson over with strikes.
Crimson wants to sweep but Jones has passed to side control!
Crimson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pete Crimson has got the better of the ground game so far.
I wouldn't like to be where Crimson is right now.
Crimson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pete Crimson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crimson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Crimson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Crimson is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crimson tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crimson cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Crimson isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Crimson.
Crimson 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.

Jones is rocked!
Crimson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crimson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Crimson lands with some strikes.
Crimson prevents Jones from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jones tries to break free.

Crimson is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crimson's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Crimson is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Crimson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones working over Crimson with some ground and pound. Crimson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crimson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Jones cracks Crimson with a solid left hand.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Crimson is keeping the position.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crimson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones postures up in Crimson's guard and throws a big left but Crimson blocks it.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crimson is keeping the position for now.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crimson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Crimson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crimson tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones throwing strikes here but Crimson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crimson is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Crimson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crimson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Crimson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crimson and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Crimson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Crimson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crimson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Crimson!