PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omaly has chosen Outside - To Forgive but not Forget as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Omaly

198 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
240 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasper Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omaly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Omaly.
A telegraphed right hand from Omaly misses the target.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Omaly's torso.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Omaly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Omaly.
Omaly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omaly misses with a looping left.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Omaly with an uppercut!
Jones motions for Omaly to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Omaly misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Omaly lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Omaly is defended easily by Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omaly.
Omaly misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Omaly moved out of range.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Omaly moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a jab when Omaly was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Omaly.
Jasper Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omaly throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Omaly ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Omaly looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jasper Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Omaly blocks a jab.
Omaly throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Omaly takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Omaly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones moves away from the strike by Omaly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omaly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Omaly is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones tries to clinch up but Omaly circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Omaly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Omaly throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Omaly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jasper Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Omaly.
Omaly staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Omaly slips under a jab.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omaly moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Omaly under the eye.
Jones misses with a combination

and Omaly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Omaly!
Omaly is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasper Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones misses with a head kick.
Jasper Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Omaly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Omaly lands a nice shot to the body.
Omaly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omaly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Omaly checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omaly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Omaly advancing to mount.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Omaly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Omaly has control of the leg.
Omaly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Omaly slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omaly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Omaly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omaly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to stand but Omaly is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Omaly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Omaly controlling him for the moment.
Omaly connects with a couple of short punches.
Omaly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones is pulling down on Omaly's head. It's preventing any offense from Omaly, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Omaly manages to pass to side control.
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mark Omaly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omaly scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Omaly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Omaly.

Omaly is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Omaly defends easily.
Omaly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omaly trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omaly's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Omaly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Omaly trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Omaly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omaly.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Omaly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones staying out of range there.
Omaly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.

Omaly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Omaly is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Omaly preventing the sweep.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omaly throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Omaly is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jasper Jones just wasn't active enough.
Omaly throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Omaly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.

Omaly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones tries to hold on but Omaly postures up.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Omaly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Omaly is looking for a kimura here.
Jones won't allow Omaly to pass to mount.
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omaly is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Omaly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Omaly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones is controlling Omaly's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.

Jasper Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Omaly blocks a leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omaly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a low kick as Omaly jumps back.
Jones misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omaly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jasper Jones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Omaly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Omaly misses with a hook.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Omaly.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Omaly checks it well.
Jones slips under a jab from Omaly.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Omaly blocks a jab.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly checks a leg kick.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Omaly's shoulder, as Omaly tries to avoid the shot.
Omaly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones slips under a jab from Omaly.
Omaly slips a jab and a cross from Jones.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Omaly's elbow.
Jones stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Omaly.
A short right from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Omaly struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Omaly takes a shot to the head.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omaly checks a leg kick.
Omaly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a straight right by Omaly.
Jones moves forwards but Omaly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Omaly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Omaly misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omaly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Omaly digs a good hook to Jones's body.

Omaly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones regains half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones is looking to control Omaly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Omaly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omaly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones trying to hold on to Omaly's head to control him but Omaly postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jasper Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
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 gets caught flat footed, as Omaly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Omaly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Omaly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Jasper Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Omaly defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Omaly moves out of range.
Jones scores with a hook.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Omaly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Omaly works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Omaly is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Omaly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Omaly trying to control the pace.
Omaly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Omaly sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.

Omaly is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Omaly is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omaly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Omaly seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Omaly is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omaly working some strikes from top position.
Omaly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omaly postures up.
Omaly throws a big elbow that misses.
Omaly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones controlling Omaly's posture.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omaly is one step ahead there.

Jasper Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Omaly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Omaly to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Omaly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking to control.
Jasper Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omaly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omaly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Omaly is proving a slippery customer.
Omaly won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Mark Omaly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly landing with the ground and pound.
Jones controlling Omaly's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Omaly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Omaly!
Mark Omaly is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mark Omaly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.