PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Seber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jones
vs
Seber

193 cm
28
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon 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, Pat Seber!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Seber is trying to escape the mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seber?
Seber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Seber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Seber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones thows a huge punch but Seber dodges it nicely.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Seber is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seber avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working for a kimura but Seber is defending it quite comfortably.
Seber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones prevents Seber from improving his position.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones not doing much here.
Seber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seber trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Seber has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seber is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seber throws a leg kick

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Seber is keeping the position.
Seber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seber on the ground.
Seber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seber is keeping the position for now.
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.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Seber throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Seber fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones postures up.
Seber keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones trying to control the action but Seber is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Seber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Seber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seber works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seber.

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 looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seber is proving hard to escape from.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Seber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Seber shoots in but no luck this time.
Seber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Seber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seber, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seber tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seber won't be happy with that.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Seber is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as Jones stalls from top position.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A punch combination from Seber misses.
Seber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pat Seber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Seber.
Seber is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Seber is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seber prevents Jones from improving position.
Seber is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Seber is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Seber's temple.

Jones decides to return to a standing position.

Seber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seber is trying to keep Jones in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Seber looks to clinch

and Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Seber regains guard immediately.
Seber controlling Jones's posture.
Seber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones pulls Seber in close to prevent any damage.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Seber any problems.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

Seber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Seber from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Seber throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seber to the mat! Seber manages to get full guard.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seber is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seber with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seber trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seber is controlling him.
Seber wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seber tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Seber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seber tries to improve position but can't.
Jones controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seber is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seber is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Pat Seber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Seber loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Seber tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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