PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between frankie lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with frankie lester's chin.

lester
vs
Jones

191 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Silver Dragon Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, frankie lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around lester's waist but lester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but lester moves away

and lester counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by lester.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working a defensive guard here.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones pulls lester in close to prevent any damage.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
lester sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones trying to control the position.
lester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows lester to get to his feet.
lester with a poor takedown

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lester is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones looks gassed!
lester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

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

lester jumps guard.
lester working a defensive guard here.
Jones preventing the sweep.
lester working a defensive guard here.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones wants to pass the guard but lester is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lester being controlled here, momentarily.
lester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
lester might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
lester wants to get back to his feet but Jones passes into half guard.
lester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows lester to get to his feet.
lester wants to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
lester wants to clinch

and Jones moves into the clinch.

lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and lester counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
frankie lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Jones.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frankie lester dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

lester tries to clinch

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. lester didn't expect that.
lester is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones works over lester with some ground and pound from guard.
lester can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones stands and throws lester's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keith Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones just content to control the position.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lester doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.

Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's lester get back to his feet.
lester tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lester's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
lester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
lester looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
lester looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
lester controlling the position easily from mount.
lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a horrible position here. lester smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but lester has a good base and remains in mount.
lester working Jones over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
lester working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, lester cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
lester punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by lester.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
lester controlling from mount.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones tries to roll over but lester keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
lester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

lester wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones thuds a left hand into lester's body.
lester throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks lester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lester is trying to get back to full guard.
lester is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks lester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
lester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
lester wants to get back to his feet.
Jones slips a nice elbow through lester's hands, connecting with lester's forehead.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!

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 working the ground and pound effectively.
lester is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but lester is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Jones.

lester is rocked!

It looks like frankie lester has been cut.
Jones breaks from lester's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh lester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
lester is trying to reverse the position but instead Jones has taken his back - oops!
Jones landing with strikes.
lester grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Good control from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with punches to the body.

Jones has got one arm under lester's chin. This could be trouble... lester trying to control the other hand but Jones gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, lester has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Keith Jones!