PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eurodancer. Craig has chosen Storm Center as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Craig

170 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Craig!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown but Craig sprawls well.

Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Craig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones is pressing down on Craig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

Jones pushes Craig off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Craig drops Jones with a left and a right! Oh, Jones is hurt - Craig dives into side control looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Craig stands up.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.

Craig rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craig breaks from the clinch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Craig tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.
Craig closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craig keeps working.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones prevents Craig from getting the reversal.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Craig swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Craig has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig working to try and regain half guard.
Craig is trying to stand.
Craig is wriggling around trying to escape.
Craig is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Craig swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jones trying to control but Craig is having none of it.
Craig keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks Craig's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Craig is in all sorts of trouble here.
Craig throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Craig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones blocks the strikes from Craig.
Craig is trying to stand.
Craig makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Craig.

Jones stands up and waves to Craig to follow him.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craig sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Craig with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Craig wants to get back to full guard but Jones has mounted him!
Craig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jones trying to control.
Craig tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Craig defends it well.
Craig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Craig defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Craig regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zach Craig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Craig tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Craig tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Craig wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones pushing down on Craig's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Craig is trying to stand.
Craig scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jones manages to mount him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig is trying to reverse the position but instead Jones has taken his back - oops!
Craig holding both Jones 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones keeps control of the position as Craig tries to break free.

Craig manages to escape to his feet.
Craig doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Craig wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Craig tries to strike from the bottom.
Craig wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Craig looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Craig tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Jones!