PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BILLY Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McGillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin McGillen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kevin McGillen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
McGillen

175 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BILLY Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin McGillen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
McGillen throws a head kick that misses.
McGillen misses with a wild combination.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones dives in and grabs McGillen's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGillen pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
McGillen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

McGillen closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Jones pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGillen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGillen trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones has McGillen pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing McGillen any problems.
McGillen postures up.

That's two 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.

McGillen pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
McGillen connects with a knee to the head.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGillen uses from the top position.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGillen is aware though and is defending well.

McGillen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGillen has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
McGillen wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is striking but McGillen is not phased and passes to half guard.
McGillen 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.
Jones wants to control but McGillen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but McGillen keeps him under control.
Jones gets back to full guard.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGillen!
McGillen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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 landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McGillen looks gassed!
McGillen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones looking to ground and pound but McGillen is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGillen counters with an inside leg kick.
McGillen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGillen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGillen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jones here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGillen is breathing heavily.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and McGillen moves out of range easily.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but McGillen won't allow it.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGillen manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jones stands and steps away. McGillen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGillen did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but McGillen is working away.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGillen has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is nestled in close to McGillen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGillen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones thows a huge punch but McGillen dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGillen dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGillen avoids it really well and circles away.
McGillen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
McGillen throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Kevin McGillen has been cut.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. McGillen tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGillen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BILLY Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. McGillen tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGillen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - McGillen scores with a four punch combination!
McGillen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGillen misses with a combination

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but McGillen has wrist control.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGillen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGillen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones works over McGillen with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones postures up in McGillen's guard and throws a big left but McGillen blocks it.
McGillen keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones prevents McGillen from getting back to his feet.

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.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGillen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but McGillen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BILLY Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGillen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
McGillen misses with a low kick.
Kevin McGillen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
McGillen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BILLY Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGillen is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGillen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
BILLY Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for BILLY Jones!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for BILLY Jones!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for BILLY Jones!

BILLY Jones wins by unanimous decision!