PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Massey
vs
Bones

184 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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, Eli Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Bones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
Massey misses with a body punch

and Bones counters by moving into the clinch.
Bones digs a right hand into Massey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Massey's gas tank.
Bones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Massey wants to break free but Bones has control.
Bones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Eli Massey has been cut.
Massey is trying to push Bones away but Bones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bones missing with knees to the body.
Bones gets through Massey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Massey is defending well for now.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones moves out of range of the strikes.
Massey throws a right hand that misses

and Bones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Massey is trying to stand back up but Bones is controlling him

Bones stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Bones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey gets back to half guard.
Massey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Massey gets full guard.

Bones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Massey dives on top into guard.
Massey passes Bones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Massey works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Massey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Massey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bones has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Massey has hold of Bones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Massey cranks the arm and Bones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eli Massey!
A victorious Eli Massey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.