PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jone
vs
Braga

175 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerman Jone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Braga!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jone is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Jone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jone throws a jab when Braga was well out of range.
Jone tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Braga.
Jone tries to clinch up.

Jone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Braga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Braga is controlling him.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone wants to stand but Braga is controlling the position.
Jone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Braga controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jone has a closed guard, preventing Braga from standing up.
Braga trying to control but Jone is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jone tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
Jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jone leaves Braga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Braga wants to take a breather but Jone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Braga.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Jone is keeping the position.
Braga looks gassed!
Jone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Braga is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jone is keeping the position for now.
Jone wants to get back to his feet but Braga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Braga wants to control from the top but Jone keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Braga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jone tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
Braga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
Jone lands a with a good body shot.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
Fernando Braga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone lands a with a good body shot.
Jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
Jone missing with a left hand there. Braga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jone tries to clinch but Braga is having none of it.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
Braga fails with the takedown.
Jerman Jone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Braga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Jone wants to clinch.
Jone wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jone tries to clinch but Braga is having none of it.
Jone is looking to clinch.
Jone is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Jone connects with the punch.
Braga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jone throws a shot from downtown. Braga moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jone jabs at Braga's body.
Jone tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
Jone just misses with a punch to the body.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jone moves in looking to clinch but Braga pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Braga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Braga lands in his opponent's guard.

Jone pushes Braga off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jone is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerman Jone dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jone tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.

Braga moves into range and clinches up with Jone.

Braga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jone tries to clinch up

and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Jone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Braga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jone clinches but Braga breaks the clinch
and Braga counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jone tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Braga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braga.
Jone taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Braga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone tries to clinch up

and Braga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jone working hard to break the clinch.
Jone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jone closes the distance but Braga moves to the side

and Braga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jone's guard.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Braga is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Braga is trying to land a reversal but Jone doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Jone is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Braga! Braga trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Jone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerman Jone!