PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James J Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

J Jones
vs
Pablo

170 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
169 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James J Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pablo is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pablo pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones thows a huge punch but Pablo dodges it nicely.
Pablo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pablo managing to control the position.
Pablo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Pablo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pablo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Pablo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.
Pablo wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pablo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jones tries to sprawl but Pablo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pablo prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pablo on the ground.
Pablo controlling the pace.
Jones tries to roll over but Pablo keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

Pablo stands up from half guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pablo.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pablo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pablo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pablo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pablo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pablo looking to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Pablo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to control the position but Pablo postures up.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Pablo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Pablo 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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Pablo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pablo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Pablo's brow.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pablo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pablo is proving hard to escape from.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.

Pablo kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pablo counters with a right hand to the body.
Pablo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

Pablo pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Pablo sprawls well.
Pablo with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
James J Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to advance to full mount but Pablo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Pablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pablo's head.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Pablo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.

Pablo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Pablo forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones can't get the takedown.

Pablo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Pablo manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Pablo keeps him under control.
Pablo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to control but Pablo is keeping busy.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Pablo has passed into side control.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Pablo avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pablo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pablo throws a body kick the misses

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pablo's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James J Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Pablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pablo counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Pablo stalls from top position.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Pablo keeps moving and retains side control.

Pablo stands up.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Pablo counters by moving into the clinch.

Pablo successfully pulls guard.
Pablo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Pablo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Pablo!
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Pablo is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pablo stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Pablo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Pablo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
James J Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pablo.
A punch combination from Pablo misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Pablo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pablo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Pablo is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pablo is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Pablo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Pablo is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pablo is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pablo tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Pablo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pablo wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Pablo is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pablo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pablo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pablo and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pablo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pablo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Pablo!