PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Dolly (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.

Jones
vs
Dolly

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Dolly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolly misses with a wild combination.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones gets to his feet - Dolly follows without any prompting.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Dolly shoots in.
Dolly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Dolly can't break the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dolly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dolly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolly keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Dolly 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.

Jones stands up and beckons Dolly to join him on the feet.
Jones throws a head kick that Dolly semi-blocks.

It looks like Helio Dolly has been cut.
Jones is looking to clinch but Dolly is avoiding it.
Dolly shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dolly.
Dolly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dolly looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones rushes Dolly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones tries for a takedown but Dolly manages to get underhooks.
Dolly slowing the pace effectively.
Jones is pushing Dolly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Dolly shrugs off.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones just leaning against Dolly, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Jones.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Ryan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch there but Dolly circles away.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dolly 's eye.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolly jumps guard but Jones stands there with Dolly around his waist. Dolly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dolly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Dolly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dolly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dolly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolly trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Dolly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones has Dolly up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dolly takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dolly tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dolly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolly tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Dolly.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones has Dolly pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Jones.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dolly 's eye.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dolly struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones manages to pull guard.

Jones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dolly tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Dolly or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

Jones feints and as Dolly raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Dolly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jones decides to stand up.
Dolly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helio Dolly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones clinches.
Dolly tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolly drops back down to his feet.
Dolly tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolly drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dolly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dolly 's eye.
Dolly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Dolly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dolly tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dolly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Dolly circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Dolly.
Dolly shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Dolly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dolly looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Dolly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dolly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dolly feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Dolly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dolly wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dolly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolly looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dolly working a defensive guard but Jones passes into half guard.

Jones gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones wants to clinch

and Dolly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Dolly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Dolly trying to work for an americana but Jones has managed to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Dolly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones wants to control from the top but Dolly keeps moving.

Dolly has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dolly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a breather here.
Dolly struggling a bit here.
Dolly looking for a sweep but Jones has passed into full mount! Oh no!

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 moves to the back position.
Jones has the hooks in. Dolly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Jones is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dolly has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Jones has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dolly taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Jones doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Jones!