PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Method Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Downs
vs
Jones

175 cm
25
143 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
138 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimlock Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a push kick.
Downs shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Downs fails with the takedown.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Downs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Downs's half guard.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Downs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Downs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs taking shots to the head.
Downs working to try and regain half guard.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Downs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones working Downs over with strikes here.
Jones wants to control the pace but Downs is squirming around nicely.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Downs has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downs is trying to escape the mount.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Downs manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Downs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is keen to just control but Downs is a slippery customer.
Downs wants to get back to full guard.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Downs throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing punches.
Downs throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones looking to control but Downs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Downs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones wants to control but Downs is keeping him busy.

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

Downs actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downs is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Downs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Downs is looking to improve his position.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Downs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Downs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Downs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Downs trying to control but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimlock Jones dominated that round.
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.

Downs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.

Downs darts in and clinches Jones up against the ropes.
Downs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Downs backwards.
Jones stalling against the ropes.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Downs is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Downs blocking some punches.
Jones leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jones misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stalling.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Downs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Downs fails to pull guard.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jones manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Downs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Downs is one step ahead there.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Downs trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimlock Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Downs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Downs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Downs throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jones wants to control the pace but Downs is squirming around nicely.
Downs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones avoids the attempt from Downs to control.
Downs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Downs is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Downs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones prevents Downs from getting the reversal.
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!
Jones with shots to the head and body - Downs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Downs is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Downs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Downs wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones cracks Downs with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimlock Jones!