PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moskau. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prozak - Under The Rain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jordan Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vanovcan
vs
Jones

153 cm
28
130 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

158 cm
28
145 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vanovcan enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vanovcan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vanovcan is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vanovcan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones wants to control from the top but Vanovcan keeps moving.

Jordan Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vanovcan to the ground. Jones is now in Vanovcan's guard.
Vanovcan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vanovcan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Vanovcan looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanovcan, not yet.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Vanovcan keeps moving.
Vanovcan is trying to keep Jones in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jordan Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vanovcan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanovcan fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jones jumps into guard, dragging Vanovcan to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanovcan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Vanovcan from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pulls Vanovcan in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Vanovcan has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Jones decides to pull guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vanovcan from controlling successfully.
Vanovcan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanovcan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones pulls Vanovcan in close to prevent any damage.
Vanovcan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan throwing strikes but missing.
Vanovcan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Vanovcan wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Justina Vanovcan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vanovcan moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vanovcan's half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones thows a huge punch but Vanovcan dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vanovcan closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Vanovcan pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vanovcan did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Vanovcan is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones looks to land a strike but Vanovcan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vanovcan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vanovcan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vanovcan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Vanovcan advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.

Vanovcan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jones jumps guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanovcan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vanovcan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Vanovcan pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vanovcan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jordan Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vanovcan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vanovcan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcanis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Vanovcan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vanovcan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanovcan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vanovcan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vanovcan is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Vanovcan is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vanovcan to see if he's OK.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Vanovcan tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Vanovcan wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vanovcan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.

Vanovcan is rocked!
Jones cracks Vanovcan with a big right hand but Vanovcan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Vanovcan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vanovcan is not content to let Jones control the position.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vanovcan seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to ground and pound but Vanovcan uses the momentary lack of control by Jones to regain half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vanovcan defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vanovcan trying to control from the bottom.
Jones prevents Vanovcan from improving his position.
Justina Vanovcan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones slips a nice elbow through Vanovcan's hands, connecting with Vanovcan's forehead.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanovcan manages to get to full guard.

Vanovcan working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Vanovcan has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vanovcan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jordan Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30

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