PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between matt mitriony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). matt mitriony could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacoby Jones's chin.

mitriony
vs
Jones

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, matt mitriony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacoby Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.

mitriony shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. mitriony showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
mitriony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones tries to get to full guard but mitriony has control of the leg.

Jones kicks off mitriony and gets to his feet.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but mitriony was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
mitriony slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
mitriony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
mitriony slips under a jab from Jones.

mitriony shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than mitriony was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to lock up and control but mitriony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mitriony with a couple of short strikes.
Jones wants to hold on but mitriony pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mitriony tries to push Jones's head away but Jones is holding on tight.
mitriony tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of mitriony. What's that going to do exactly?
mitriony sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones can't escape the position.
mitriony in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Jacoby Jones has been cut.
mitriony takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by mitriony there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mitriony controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
mitriony takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
mitriony prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
mitriony misses with a head shot.
mitriony takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
mitriony looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. matt mitriony just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

mitriony clinches up against the cage.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but mitriony gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
mitriony lands a right hand.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of mitriony's head.

mitriony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from mitriony.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but mitriony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for mitriony with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matt mitriony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

mitriony gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matt mitriony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby 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.

Jones thuds his right hand into mitriony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
mitriony shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by mitriony.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from mitriony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
mitriony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matt mitriony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Jones misses.
A jab from Jones misses.
mitriony shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
matt mitriony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
mitriony ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as mitriony shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mitriony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones looks to land a right hand but mitriony moved out of range.
mitriony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
mitriony scores with a jab to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from mitriony.

That has opened up Jacoby Jones's cut even more.
Jones throws a series of punches but mitriony avoids them all with ease.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mitriony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and mitriony counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by mitriony.
mitriony is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
mitriony seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
mitriony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mitriony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mitriony postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.

Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. mitriony stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by mitriony!
mitriony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite mitriony's best efforts.
Jones is looking for a sweep. mitriony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
mitriony controlling the action here.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mitriony's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mitriony's back!
Jones somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mitriony looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

mitriony showing good submission defense here.
Jones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
mitriony has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jones.
matt mitriony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but mitriony has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
mitriony wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
mitriony covering up well under a barage of strikes.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mitriony holding both Jones 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matt mitriony dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
mitriony fails with a takedown attempt.
mitriony tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
mitriony shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matt mitriony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
mitriony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jacoby Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses the body punch
and mitriony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones looks to land a combination but mitriony avoids it well.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but mitriony is just out of range.

mitriony closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent mitriony getting side control.
mitriony thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
It looks like mitriony is going to stand back up.
mitriony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
mitriony thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
mitriony is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
mitriony trying to control the pace.
Jones gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing mitriony from controlling successfully.
mitriony postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is trying to keep mitriony in close.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mitriony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but mitriony postures up.

Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! mitriony escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is letting mitriony control him for a moment.
mitriony working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.

mitriony decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
mitriony dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on mitriony's head and hops out.
mitriony shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed mitriony's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones sizes up mitriony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mitriony scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
mitriony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
mitriony dodges the punch combination from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
mitriony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
mitriony misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
mitriony shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mitriony lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
matt mitriony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mitriony shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the body

and mitriony counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
mitriony has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mitriony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
mitriony is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
matt mitriony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for mitriony, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... matt mitriony!