PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Hurrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Hurrell

178 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieran Hurrell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves to clinch but Hurrell breaks away

and Hurrell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Hurrell trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hurrell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones prevents Hurrell from moving into mount.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hurrell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hurrell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hurrell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Hurrell eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hurrell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hurrell wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hurrell wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones pulls Hurrell in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kieran Hurrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Hurrell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones trying to control but Hurrell is having none of it.
Jones controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurrell is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hurrell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hurrell shrugs it off.
Hurrell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hurrell has worked his arm free - good work by Hurrell!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Hurrell is keeping him busy.
Hurrell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Hurrell has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hurrell's guard now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Roy Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hurrell throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's eight 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.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Hurrell taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Hurrell defends it.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurrell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hurrell is not content to let Jones control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Roy Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Jones dominated that 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hurrell has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Hurrell didn't expect that.
Hurrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Hurrell keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurrell is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hurrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones pushes down on Hurrell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hurrell is trying desperately to improve position.

Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hurrell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hurrell!
Hurrell stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Hurrell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurrell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurrell advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurrell wants to stand but Jones has his arm trapped.
Hurrell working away.
Hurrell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jones works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurrell wants to advance to full mount but Jones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hurrell wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hurrell postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Hurrell slips an elbow through the middle.
Hurrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Roy Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Hurrell is keeping the position.
Hurrell wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Hurrell to get back to his feet.

Hurrell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Roy Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hurrell circles away.

Hurrell gets a clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.

Hurrell gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hurrell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hurrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roy Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roy Jones.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hurrell counters with a takedown into side control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Hurrell stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Hurrell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hurrell!
Hurrell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hurrell is really stuck here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Roy Jones!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Roy Jones!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Roy Jones!

Roy Jones wins by unanimous decision!