PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbus Calzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Calzone
vs
Jones

179 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herbus Calzone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calzone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calzone digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calzone.
Calzone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Calzone misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Calzone.
Calzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Calzone cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Calzone pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control but Calzone is working from the bottom.
Calzone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calzone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Calzone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Calzone is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Calzone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Calzone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones is not content to let Calzone control the position.
Calzone tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Calzone.
Calzone just content to control the position.
Jones is not content to let Calzone control the position.
Calzone controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calzone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calzone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calzone loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
No luck for Calzone with that takedown attempt.
Calzone missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzone looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Calzone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calzone cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calzone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calzone gets full guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Calzone has wrist control.

Calzone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones looks gassed!
Calzone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbus Calzone 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.

Calzone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calzone.
Calzone trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

Calzone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Calzone has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calzone moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Calzone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzone is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Calzone forces the positional change into back control.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Calzone controlling from the back.
Calzone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Calzone wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Calzone controlling from the back.

Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Calzone's arms.
Calzone is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off.
Jones just trying to survive but Calzone is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones prevents Calzone from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calzone is looking for a rear naked choke here but Jones reverses the position brilliantly into Calzone's guard!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Herbus Calzone.
A cross from Calzone lands.
Calzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Calzone.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calzone scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Calzone lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.

Calzone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calzone is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Calzone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Calzone prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones prevents Calzone from moving into mount.
Calzone trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Calzone takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calzone advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbus Calzone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Calzone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calzone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Calzone persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calzone swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Calzone throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calzone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calzone throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calzone missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calzone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calzone throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Calzone sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzone lands the left hand.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Calzone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calzone lands a slapping body shot.
Vince Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Calzone.

It looks like Vince Jones has been cut.
Calzone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calzone is looking to score with low kicks.
Calzone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.

Calzone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Calzone from controlling successfully.
Calzone is stalling in the full guard.
Calzone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Calzone passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Calzone to pass to mount.
Calzone trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Calzone throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones won't allow Calzone to pass to mount.
Calzone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calzone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Vince Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calzone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Calzone is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Calzone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Calzone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herbus Calzone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calzone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbus Calzone!