PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Brisebois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Brisebois's chin.

Jones
vs
Brisebois

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Brisebois!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brisebois moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Brisebois working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brisebois walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Brisebois feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Brisebois changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brisebois trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brisebois postures up.
Brisebois content to stall in guard here.
Brisebois wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brisebois dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control Brisebois's posture but Brisebois avoids it.

Brisebois stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Brisebois rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

Brisebois pulls Jones into guard.

Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brisebois is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Brisebois from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is pulling down on Brisebois's head to control his posture.

Brisebois stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones closes the distance but Brisebois moves to the side
and Brisebois counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.

Brisebois closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Brisebois manages to break the clinch.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brisebois sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Brisebois counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brisebois with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brisebois scores with a head kick.

It looks like Arturo Jones has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Brisebois on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch but Brisebois slips to the side
and Brisebois counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brisebois counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.

Brisebois gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Brisebois looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brisebois wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brisebois is working away from the top position though.
Brisebois is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brisebois prevents Jones from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brisebois in particular looking to stall.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Brisebois missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brisebois takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws a combination that misses

and Brisebois counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Brisebois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brisebois has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Brisebois is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones is trying to keep Brisebois in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Brisebois is just out of range.
Brisebois checks the leg kick nicely there.

Brisebois gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brisebois tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brisebois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.

Brisebois manages to break the clinch.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brisebois counters by clinching up.

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.

Brisebois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Brisebois counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brisebois counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Brisebois scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brisebois throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a leg kick

and Brisebois counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brisebois has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brisebois trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brisebois wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brisebois has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brisebois tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brisebois lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Brisebois is having none of it.
Damien Brisebois has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brisebois controlling from the full mount.
Brisebois trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Brisebois has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Brisebois showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo 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!

Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Brisebois counters with a thumping low kick.
Brisebois scores with a three punch combo!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brisebois.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brisebois counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jones feints and as Brisebois raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brisebois has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brisebois throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brisebois dives on top into guard.
Brisebois is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brisebois stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brisebois clinches.
Brisebois has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones fails to pull guard.

Brisebois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brisebois lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brisebois.
Brisebois throws a one two combo.
Arturo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brisebois scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Brisebois sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.

Brisebois is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brisebois is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brisebois seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois is trying to improve his position.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois struggling a bit here.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones working away.
Brisebois manages to get back to half guard.
Brisebois manages to get to full guard.

Brisebois throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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 drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brisebois manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Brisebois in his guard.
Arturo Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones is looking for a triangle but Brisebois pushes his legs off easily.
Damien Brisebois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brisebois must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brisebois controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Brisebois comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brisebois 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brisebois!