PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Roa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Roa

187 cm
27
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
267 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Roa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roa wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Roa takes the fight into the clinch.
Roa has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Roa is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Roa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones prevents Roa from standing back up.
Roa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Roa looking for submissions off his back.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roa is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roa?
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Roa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Roa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Roa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Roa working to try and regain half guard.
Roa looks gassed!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Roa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roa is trying to escape the mount.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Roa is in trouble!
Roa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Roa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roa wants to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Roa enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones stands and throws Roa's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roa pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roa tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Roa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Roa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roa misses with the combination.
Jones lands a head shot.
Roa swinging wildly here.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Roa's guard.
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.

Roa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roa is breathing heavily.
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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones distracts Roa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

Roa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Roa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Roa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roa tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roa for as long as he can get away with.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roa tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Roa's head.
Roa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roa to the ground. Jones is now in Roa's guard.
Eric Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones pushes down on Roa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones not doing much here.
Jones passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roa can do to turn this around?
Jones content just to control the position here.
Roa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Roa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A left and a right from Roa both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Eric Jones has been cut.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roa is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Roa wants to get back to his feet.
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 is putting a hurting on Roa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roa tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Roa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roa is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Roa being controlled for a moment.
Roa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roa being controlled for a moment.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones staying calm.
Roa is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Roa is looking for a sweep.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Roa wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roa is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Roa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Roa trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Roa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Roa is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Eric Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roa is trying to buck Jones off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Juan Roa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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