PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Vines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vines
vs
Jones

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iron Vines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vines fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vines napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vines is not content to let Jones control the position.
Vines is letting Jones control him for a moment.
Vines is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to control but Vines is keeping him busy.
Vines sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Vines is working from the bottom.
Vines is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines gets full guard.

Vines is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Vines keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

Vines working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones trying to control but Vines is working from the bottom.

Vines throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Vines's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vines is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines struggling a bit here.
Vines prevents Jones from improving position.
Jones trying to control the position but Vines is working away.
Vines wants to control but Jones postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vines is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Vines tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vines did well to prevent Jones getting side control.

Vines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vines is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones looks gassed!

Vines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.

Vines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Vines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Vines is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines manages to get to full guard.

Vines looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vines controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

Vines looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iron Vines will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vines's half guard.

Vines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is thwarting Vines's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vines looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is keen to just control but Vines is a slippery customer.

Vines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vines has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vines manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to stand but Vines is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two 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.

Vines escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vines is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

Vines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Vines looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Vines quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Vines celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iron Vines!