PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Mousasi

191 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, John 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, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Mousasi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

Mousasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mousasi blocks an elbow strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mousasi is blocking nicely.
Mousasi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Mousasi's takedown attempt.
Mousasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousasi.
Mousasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mousasi is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mousasi trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Mousasi is defending the position.
Mousasi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mousasi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Mousasi tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Mousasi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Mousasi tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Mousasi misses with a takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
John Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gegard Mousasi.
Mousasi lands with a right to the head.
Mousasi is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mousasi down to the mat. Mousasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to clinch but Mousasi slips to the side
and Mousasi counters with a nice body shot.
Mousasi shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mousasi scores a takedown into full mount!
Mousasi prevents Jones from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mousasi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi landing strikes from the mount.
Mousasi controlling from mount.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Mousasi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mousasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Mousasi looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!

Mousasi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Mousasi wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Mousasi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mousasi tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.
Jones tries to buck Mousasi off but Mousasi is having none of it.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Mousasi works the jab nicely.

Mousasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mousasi is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mousasi rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Mousasi pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Mousasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.

Mousasi pulls Jones into guard.
Mousasi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Mousasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mousasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mousasi with a nice head shot there.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mousasi 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.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mousasi is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mousasi closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousasi avoids it.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mousasi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mousasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mousasi wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

Mousasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mousasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mousasi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control.
Mousasi trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mousasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mousasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Mousasi throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.

Mousasi has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mousasi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mousasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

Mousasi jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mousasi is keeping the position for now.
Mousasi controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Mousasi has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mousasi trying to control the position.

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.
Mousasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mousasi, not yet.

Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mousasi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Mousasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mousasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mousasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mousasi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Mousasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mousasi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mousasi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mousasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones pulls Mousasi in close to prevent any damage.
Mousasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mousasi won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mousasi drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Mousasi off! Mousasi jumps back into Jones's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones wants to clinch

and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousasi.
Mousasi managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Mousasi stalls.
Mousasi wants to break free but Jones has control.
Mousasi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Mousasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mousasi cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.

Mousasi scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mousasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mousasi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones controls Mousasi momentarily but Mousasi frees himself.

Mousasi stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mousasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Mousasi closes the distance and clinches.

Mousasi pulls guard.
Mousasi controlling the position.
Mousasi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mousasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.
John Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is keeping the position.
Mousasi wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mousasi tries to clinch up.
Mousasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones tries to clinch up.

Mousasi has managed to clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.

Mousasi manages to pull guard.
Jones throws a strike but Mousasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mousasi looking to pass the guard.
Gegard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mousasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mousasi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!