PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Eralesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tevo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eralesson's entrance music is Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. A fine choice. Tevo Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eralesson
vs
Jones

186 cm
21
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niklas Eralesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones looking to finish Eralesson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eralesson!
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.

Jones stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eralesson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Eralesson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eralesson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eralesson somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eralesson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Eralesson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Eralesson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Eralesson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains half guard.
Eralesson is breathing heavily.
Eralesson is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Eralesson is keeping busy.
Eralesson winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eralesson is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eralesson winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to stand.

Eralesson is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eralesson to get the leverage.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones trying to control but Eralesson postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eralesson is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eralesson wants to control but Jones postures up.
Eralesson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Eralesson is not content to let Jones control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Eralesson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eralesson is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tevo Jones dominated that round.
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 instigates a clinch.
Jones is working for takedown but Eralesson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.

Eralesson gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eralesson defends it nicely.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Eralesson.
Eralesson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Eralesson didn't expect that.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Eralesson is retaining full guard.
Eralesson is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eralesson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones wants to control but Eralesson is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eralesson.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Eralesson clinches.

Eralesson breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Eralesson to counter with a crisp jab.
Niklas Eralesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tevo Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones scores with a takedown into Eralesson's guard.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eralesson circles away.
Eralesson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Eralesson lands a head kick!
Eralesson lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eralesson scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Eralesson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Eralesson postures up.
Eralesson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eralesson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tevo Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Niklas Eralesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones rushes Eralesson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eralesson wants to stall.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control the position.
Eralesson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eralesson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Eralesson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eralesson!

Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eralesson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones won't let Eralesson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones blocks Eralesson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eralesson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Tevo Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eralesson?
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eralesson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
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!
Eralesson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Eralesson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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 with shots to the head and body - Eralesson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones avoids the attempt from Eralesson to control.
Eralesson is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tevo Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevo Jones!