PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bozigit Atayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Bozigit Atayev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Atayev
vs
Jones

193 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bozigit Atayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atayev wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atayev throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atayev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Bozigit Atayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Atayev lands a jab to the head.
Atayev tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atayev has a takedown stuffed.
Atayev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones forces Atayev back against the cage and clinches.
Atayev scores with a shoulder strike.

Atayev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Atayev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Atayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atayev is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atayev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atayev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atayev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Atayev has wrist control.
Atayev wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atayev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones postures up in Atayev's guard and throws a big left but Atayev blocks it.
Atayev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Atayev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Atayev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atayev as he jumps to the side.
Atayev darts in trying to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atayev is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Atayev is trying desperately to improve position.
Atayev squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Atayev is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Atayev slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atayev tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atayev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Atayev wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Atayev looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atayev wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Atayev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Atayev counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Atayev to acknowledge the strikes.
Atayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atayev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Atayev falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones distracts Atayev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Atayev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Atayev!
Atayev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Atayev wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atayev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atayev stops Jones from standing up.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atayev controls the pace.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Atayev from controlling successfully.

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.
Jones wants to stand but Atayev is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atayev closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Atayev's guard.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Atayev's head.
Atayev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atayev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes 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.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Atayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Atayev has wrist control.

Atayev pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones throws a head kick but Atayev moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Atayev moves out of range.
No joy there for Atayev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atayev looks to clinch

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atayev is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charles Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones stops Atayev from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Atayev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Atayev's brow.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Atayev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Atayev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Atayev!
Atayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles 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!

Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atayev lands a slapping body shot.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atayev avoids it really well and circles away.
Atayev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Atayev does no damage.
Atayev throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones working over Atayev with some ground and pound. Atayev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is thwarting Atayev's attempts to control the position.
Atayev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones throws a strike but Atayev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Atayev wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Atayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Atayev from standing up.
Atayev throws a big right hand that misses.
Atayev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atayev wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atayev clinches but Jones breaks the clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Atayev!
Atayev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Atayev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Atayev to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throws a strike but Atayev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Atayev won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Atayev wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Atayev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bozigit Atayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Atayev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

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