PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bob
vs
Jones

172 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boston Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab.

Bob moves into the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bob works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bob looking to pass the guard.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bob manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bob is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bob moves nicely into side control.
Bob lands a few punches from side control.
Bob takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bob is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bob working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Bob controlling from side mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bob's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Bob just wasn't active enough.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Bob sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bob postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Bob pushes his legs off easily.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob advances to half guard.
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. Bob connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
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. Bob connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bob passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bob lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?

Jones is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bob with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bob looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bob looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones is pressing down on Bob's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bob controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bob wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jones has his foot on Bob's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bob works his way back into a safe position though.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bob defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Bob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bob has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bob's guard.

Bob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bob is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Bob has control of the leg.
Jones wants to control but Bob is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones won't allow Bob to pass to mount.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bob with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Bob postures up.
Bob pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bob trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him?
Bob wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!

Bob looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bob fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bob postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jones badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bob around the waist but Bob pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bob is the winner by TKO! Bob jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!