PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlos Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gee
vs
Jones

202 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, carlos Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gee misses.
Jones tries to clinch there but Gee circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Gee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gee shoots in but no luck this time.

Jones scores with a takedown into Gee's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gee trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Gee trying to strike off his back.
Gee wants to sweep but no luck.
Gee keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones stands and throws Gee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound but Gee is defending the strikes.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gee some visible discomfort.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Gee defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Gee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones winds up and cracks Gee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gee is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones trying to advance position but Gee counters by regaining guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Gee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gee unloading with bombs!
Gee lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a big elbow.

Gee is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Gee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gee tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Gee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gee tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Gee is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Gee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Gee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gee is avoiding damage well.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gee wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carlos Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gee has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gee!
Jones cracks Gee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones cracks Gee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones scoring with strikes but Gee is staying in there.
carlos Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gee is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Gee's temple.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gee's thigh. Gee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gee 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.
Gee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Gee is blocking nicely.

Gee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gee stands up from half guard.
Gee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Gee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gee has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones stands up over Gee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones won't allow Gee to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gee darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carlos Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gee tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gee missing with knees to the body.
Gee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Gee with a poor takedown

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gee's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Gee's brow.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Gee blocks nicely.
Gee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones is working Gee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gee is adopting a defensive guard.
Gee controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Gee's brow.
Jones stops Gee from standing up.
Gee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones is looking to advance position but Gee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Gee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gee trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Gee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four 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 desperately trying to improve his position but Gee has a good base and remains in mount.

Gee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jones is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jones and Gee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gee taking a breather here.
Gee trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
carlos 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

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