PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

ORiordan
vs
Jones

190 cm
27
300 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

197 cm
32
287 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean ORiordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ORiordan.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
ORiordan throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
ORiordan throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ORiordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by ORiordan.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ORiordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
ORiordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ORiordan jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from ORiordan.
Jones takes a swing at ORiordan's ribcage but misses.

ORiordan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones parries the strikes from ORiordan easily there. ORiordan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
ORiordan working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones wants to control but ORiordan postures up.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
ORiordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
ORiordan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones tries to roll over but ORiordan keeps him under control.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ORiordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ORiordan's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure ORiordan doesn't escape.
ORiordan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jones gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jones gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jones apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jones swings for the body but ORiordan moves out of range.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - ORiordan circles away.
ORiordan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORiordan cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones digs a good hook to ORiordan's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ORiordan rather than just go for the knockout.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as ORiordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but ORiordan is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping full guard, as ORiordan tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ORiordan.
ORiordan postures up.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ORiordan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ORiordan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conan Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones defending well as ORiordan loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. ORiordan moves away and avoids it.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORiordan manages to avoid it.
ORiordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
ORiordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones punishes ORiordan's body with a nice straight punch.
ORiordan scores with a punch to the head.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
ORiordan tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to pass ORiordan's guard but actually ORiordan recovers to full guard.
ORiordan wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for ORiordan there!
ORiordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ORiordan tries to get out of the position.
ORiordan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with shots to the head and body - ORiordan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones working ORiordan over with strikes here.
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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to control but ORiordan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones breaks from ORiordan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but ORiordan wriggling away.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ORiordan is looking to escape.
ORiordan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but ORiordan slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but ORiordan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! ORiordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

ORiordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
ORiordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ORiordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ORiordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
ORiordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but ORiordan slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a left hand
and ORiordan counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at ORiordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones slips a straight right by ORiordan.
Jones lands a front kick.
ORiordan misses with an uppercut.
ORiordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ORiordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
ORiordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ORiordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ORiordan.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
ORiordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. ORiordan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORiordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORiordan fails to land with a series of punches.

ORiordan gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. ORiordan manages to retain guard.
ORiordan managing to control the position.
ORiordan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Sean ORiordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control but ORiordan is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ORiordan working a defensive guard but Jones passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to control but ORiordan is keeping him busy.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ORiordan defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
ORiordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control from half guard but ORiordan is working away.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ORiordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to take a breather but ORiordan is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to stall here but ORiordan recovers full guard.
ORiordan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Jones!
Conan Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.