PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CJ Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Method Man as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Riley
vs
Jones

176 cm
25
153 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cobra Kai Nutrition (NEW 158 OUT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, CJ Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grimlock Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Jones.
Riley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riley rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Riley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Riley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to control but Riley postures up.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riley prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is trying to control but Riley manages to pass to mount!
Riley tries to control but Jones wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Riley has mounted him!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Riley is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones managing to control the position.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones is working an open guard so Riley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimlock Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riley counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riley prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Riley struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grimlock Jones will probably get the nod.
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.

Riley avoids the body shot from Jones.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Riley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Riley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.

Riley jumps guard.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard.
Riley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riley tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Riley defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimlock Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones misses the body punch
and Riley counters with a body kick.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a takedown
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Riley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Riley is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Riley working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones trying to hold on to Riley's head to control him but Riley postures up.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones wants to control but Riley is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.

Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Riley escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riley tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.
Riley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Riley.
Riley is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.

Riley 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riley pulls his head out easily.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Riley clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Riley did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Riley tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones stalling.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones throws a wild left hand from mount and Riley manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Grimlock Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is trying to stand.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
Riley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Riley wants to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Riley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riley wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Riley is trying to escape the mount.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Riley hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Riley is trying to escape the mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Riley tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Riley is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Riley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimlock Jones dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riley at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riley counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a body punch

and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Riley lands a nice short elbow.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riley thows a big elbow that misses.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jones working for submissions but it's allowed Riley to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones manages to get to full guard.

Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Riley has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Riley manages to pass to side control!
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Riley tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley advances nicely into full mount.
CJ Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Riley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riley lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riley trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Riley looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Riley with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Riley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimlock Jones!
Grimlock Jones is the new featherweight champion!