PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine comes into the arena with Bagpipes From Baghdad blaring out of the sound system. Howard Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Baine
vs
Jones

188 cm
23
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Baine moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a body punch but Baine moves out of range.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Baine rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Baine.

Jones pushes Baine up against the cage in a clinch.
Baine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baine goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Howard Jones has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Baine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a swing at Baine's ribcage but misses.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones looks gassed!
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Baine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Baine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

Baine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Baine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baine slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Baine is controlling him well.

Baine is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Baine trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baine moves nicely into side control.
Baine scoring with punches from side control.
Baine slows the pace down.

Baine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Baine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baine is controlling him well.
Baine is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baine.
Baine misses with a wild combination.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baine manages to avoid it.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baine to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Baine sees coming a mile off.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crunch! Baine slams his shin into Jones's torso.
No luck for Baine with that takedown attempt.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A clash of legs there as Baine blocks the low kick.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baine counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Baine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Baine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Baine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Baine trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baine passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Baine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones wants to clinch

and Baine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Baine is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Baine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Baine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Jones'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.

Baine throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Nolan Baine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baine misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to clinch

and Baine counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Baine is having none of it.
Baine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baine tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones is not content to let Baine control the position.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Baine wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Baine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baine has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Baine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones tries to escape but Baine is in control.

That's two 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.
Baine wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Baine controlling from side mount.

Baine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baine prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Baine trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Baine takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Baine throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Baine stalls from top position.
Baine passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Baine looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Baine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Baine looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Baine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Baine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Baine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Baine lands with a cross.
Howard Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baine moves into the clinch.

Baine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baine.
Jones tries to clinch

and Baine counters by moving into the clinch.

Baine breaks the clinch.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baine. Baine obviously looking to wear him down.

Baine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.

Baine is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Baine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Howard Jones's cut.
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!

Nice jab there from Baine.
Baine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baine shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Baine counters by clinching up.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baine 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.
Jones keeping full guard, as Baine tries to pass.
Baine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Baine thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to stand up but Baine is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Baine passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baine works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Baine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baine working the ground and pound from side control.

Baine in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nolan Baine!