PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giggs Hollowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollowman comes to the cage accompanied by Movado. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mark Jones enters the cage!

Hollowman
vs
Jones

173 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

176 cm
27
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Giggs Hollowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones rushes Hollowman and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
Hollowman wants a takedown.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Hollowman blocks with his arms.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Hollowman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giggs Hollowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones gets caught napping as Hollowman dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Hollowman moves out of range.

Hollowman gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollowman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hollowman can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones wants to stall.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollowman tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hollowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hollowman up against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hollowman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollowman avoids it.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hollowman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman 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 gets underhooks to prevent Hollowman's takedown attempt.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hollowman tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hollowman is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollowman blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hollowman has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollowman dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollowman.
Hollowman avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones has Hollowman pushed against the cage.
Hollowman wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giggs Hollowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollowman avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollowman blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Hollowman 's eye.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman 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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollowman.
Jones trying to stall but Hollowman improves his position.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollowman avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hollowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hollowman tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollowman avoids it.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Hollowman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hollowman 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giggs Hollowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Hollowman avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollowman is defending well for now.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones working Hollowman over with knees to the body.
Hollowman blocks the elbow strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking to control Hollowman's arms but Hollowman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Mark Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Hollowman gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Hollowman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones looking to stall.
Hollowman can't get the takedown.
Hollowman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollowman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Hollowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hollowman tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollowman avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to stall.
Giggs Hollowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollowman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark 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 Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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