PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and India Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jones
vs
Ale

180 cm
18
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, India Ale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ale is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ale swinging wilding here.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ale circles away.

Ale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Ale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.

Ale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ale to the mat. Ale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ale looking for a sweep. Not yet Ale, not yet.
Jones passes Ale's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones prevents Ale from improving his position.
Ale is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ale has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ale is looking to improve his position.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Ale defends it.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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

Ale clinches with his opponent.

Jones jumps guard and drags Ale to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ale working some strikes from top position.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ale.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ale throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ale's guard. Nice move by Jones!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ale trying to strike off his back.
Ale looks gassed!
Jones wants to control from the top but Ale keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ale throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ale misses with a few strikes there.
Ale closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones prevents Ale from breaking the clinch.

Ale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ale is avoiding it.
Ale wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ale wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones keeps control of Ale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ale circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ale has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ale blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Ale is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Ale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ale wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Ale wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.

Jones jumps guard.
Ale cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Ale preventing the sweep.
Ale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is trying to keep Ale in close.
Ale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ale throwing strikes but missing.
Ale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ale closes the distance and clinches.

Ale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ale forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Ale lands a left hand.
Jones blocking some punches.
Ale is trying to break free.
Ale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Ale is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Ale wants to break free but Jones has control.

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

Ale gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ale manages to break the clinch.
Ale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ale darts in trying to clinch

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ale is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Ale defending well.
Ale missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones wants to take a breather but Ale is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Ale gets full guard.
Ale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Ale looking to pass the guard.
Ale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ale throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ale's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Ale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones is pushing down on Ale's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ale is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ale throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ale tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ale!

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ale is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ale can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ale is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ale gets back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Ale is keeping him busy.
Ale throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Ale is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Ale is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ale keeps moving.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Ale is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ale manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Ale's guard.
Ale looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ale punching from the bottom.
Ale wants to get back to full guard but Jones has mounted him!
Ale is trying to reverse the position but instead Jones has taken his back - oops!

Ale defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jones's arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones has his arm under Ale's chin here. Game over son! Jones squeezes tightly and Ale is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Jones!