PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tony bad boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think bad boy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to thriller. The key to victory for tony bad boy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

bad boy
vs
Jones

168 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tony bad boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bad boy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but bad boy is keeping the position.

Jones stands up from bad boy's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
bad boy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
bad boy moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bad boy to the mat! bad boy manages to get full guard.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones won't allow bad boy to sweep him here.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but bad boy is retaining full guard.
bad boy wants to control but Jones passes easily into half guard.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on bad boy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for bad boy.
bad boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.

Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But bad boy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from bad boy!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing bad boy from controlling successfully.

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

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bad boy defends it easily.
bad boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad boyis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
bad boy has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
bad boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
bad boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
bad boy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
bad boy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from bad boy.
bad boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bad boy shoots and misses

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

bad boy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jones seems to be working for a kimura but bad boy defends the submission attempt.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for bad boy!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bad boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones avoids the attempt from bad boy to control.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bad boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. bad boy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones stops bad boy from getting back to his feet.

bad boy is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
bad boy is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, bad boy has managed to free his arm - good work.
bad boy wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but bad boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bad boy won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
bad boy trying to control but Jones postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
bad boy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
bad boy is looking for a sweep.
bad boy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones works to advance to full mount. bad boy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bad boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but bad boy is squirming around nicely.
bad boy tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
bad boy is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tom Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones avoids the attempt from bad boy to control.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but bad boy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones goes for an armbar but he's not got it… bad boy turns into him and now he's in Jones's guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
bad boy 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.

Tom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from bad boy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
bad boy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
bad boy struggling a bit here.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bad boy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
bad boy is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances to full mount.

Jones working for a submission but bad boy is keeping him at bay.
bad boy wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
bad boy is trying to reverse the position but instead Jones has taken his back - oops!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad boy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Well, with Jones on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before bad boy is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jones scores with punches from the back.
Jones lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
bad boy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but bad boy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, bad boy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones tightening his grip on bad boy, looking for the choke.
Jones loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can bad boy hold on?

bad boy is trying to defend against the choke here but Jones has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Jones Tightens the hold and bad boy taps out furiously! Jones displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Jones!