PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ke Huy Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Sierra Leone. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Huy Wang

180 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ke Huy Wang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a right hand

and Wang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wang won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Wang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Wang is having none of it.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang working a defensive guard here.

Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wang!
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Wang keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Wang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Wang defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wang's head.
Jones trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ke Huy Wang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones avoids the head kick by Wang.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Wang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wang is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Wang stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones tries to break free but Wang pushes him back against the cage.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Jones taking a breather.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Wang avoids it well.
Wang fails with the takedown.
Russell Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ke Huy Wang.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wang circles away.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Wang doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Russell Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wang defending well though.

Jones gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Jones tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Wang shoots in.
Wang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones cracks Wang with a good jab.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wang tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Wang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wang shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Wang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.

Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wang is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wang is trying is best to control the position here.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones stands up from half guard.

Jones clinches up with Wang and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't get the takedown.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Wang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russell Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ke Huy Wang.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Wang tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones slows down the pace here.

Jones gets control of Wang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones 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.
Wang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Wang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jones leaves Wang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Russell Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Wang throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wang still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wang has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wang controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Jones!
An out of breath Russell Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.