PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turner
vs
Jones

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mercury Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turner tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like James Turner has been cut.
Turner misses with the combination.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with an uppercut

and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is letting Turner control him for a moment.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turner trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Turner pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Turner pushes his legs off easily.
Turner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.
Jones looks gassed!

Turner drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Turner off! Turner jumps back into Jones's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Turner manages to mount him!
Turner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Turner dominating with strikes here.
Turner landing shots from mount.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.

Turner is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Turner controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Turner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Turner takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Turner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.

Turner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is trying to stand.
Turner is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a jab.
Turner throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.

Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turner uses it to pass to side control.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Jones gets back to full guard.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turner passes into half guard.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jones is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Turner is tapping! Great win for Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mercury Jones!