PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grohl has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Grohl

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
179 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl lands with a cross.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Grohl counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to bum rush Grohl with a series of wild strikes but Grohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Grohl counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Grohl checks a low kick from Jones.
Grohl checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grohl counters with a stiff right hand.
Grohl throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grohl.
Grohl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grohl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Grohl moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Grohl counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grohl counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gabriel Grohl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Grohl checks it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
A slow jab from Grohl misses its intended target.
Jones throws a low kick but Grohl moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grohl backs up against the cage.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Grohl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Grohl off the cage and back into range.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grohl to score with a decent uppercut.
Grohl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grohl slips under a jab from Jones.
Grohl lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grohl sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grohl misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Grohl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Grohl avoids nicely.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Grohl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Grohl checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Jones misses.
Johnson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Grohl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grohl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grohl counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grohl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Grohl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grohl is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones moves forwards but Grohl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Grohl's knee but Grohl avoids it well.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Grohl counters with a nice body kick.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grohl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnson Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grohl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Grohl's shoulder, as Grohl tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Grohl is just out of range.
Johnson Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Grohl misses the target.
A solid body kick from Grohl.
A lazy left from Grohl finds it's target.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grohl to score with a decent uppercut.
Grohl throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones defending well as Grohl loads up on a big left hand.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Grohl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones avoids the head kick by Grohl.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Grohl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
enabling Grohl to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Grohl off the cage and back into range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Grohl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grohl.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Grohl counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Grohl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Grohl there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grohl.
Grohl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Grohl.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Grohl scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grohl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
A big left from Grohl misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab from Grohl.
Grohl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grohl connects with a high kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grohl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grohl scores with a body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grohl counters with a nice body kick.
Grohl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Grohl.
Grohl misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Grohl takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Grohl counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones slips a jab from Grohl.
A left lands for Grohl.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grohl counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones throws a hook but Grohl avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks to land a combination but Grohl avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnson Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grohl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Grohl counters with a solid body kick.
Grohl throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grohl wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones throws a strike but Grohl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grohl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Grohl drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grohl jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grohl is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grohl wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Grohl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Grohl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grohl throwing strikes but missing.
Grohl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grohl throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Grohl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Grohl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones has Grohl pulled in close to control his posture.
Grohl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grohl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is trying to keep Grohl in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Grohl trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnson Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones looks to land a combination but Grohl avoids it well.
Grohl staying out of range there.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grohl cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Grohl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grohl.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grohl goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grohl.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Grohl to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Grohl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Grohl slips a jab and a cross from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnson Jones.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

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