PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dj Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man, Redman- Da Rockwilder. Dwayne Fair acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Fair

180 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up
and Fair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fair circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Fair circles away.
Fair stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones . Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fair counters by moving into the clinch.

Fair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fair counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fair stays in close to Jones 's body and controls the position.
Fair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fair wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fair tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fair is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fair has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones , up you get!
Jones throws a low kick but Fair moves out of range easily.
Fair leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a series of punches but Fair moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Fair sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Fair was well out of range.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Fair on the inside.

Fair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Fair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fair wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Fair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fair trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Fair 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Fair pushes him off.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Fair shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Fair pushes him off.
Fair is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Dj Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Fair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Fair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dj Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Fair moves into the clinch.

Fair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fair counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fair.
Jones keeping full guard, as Fair tries to pass.
Fair won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Fair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fair wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fair manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Fair in his guard.
Fair sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.

Jones working for a triangle but Fair defends it easily.
Fair tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Fair controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fair stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones dives in and grabs Fair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fair pushes down on Jones 's head and hops out.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a right hand that Fair ducks under and follows up with a left that Fair also avoids with ease.
Jones moves to clinch but Fair breaks away
and Fair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fair lands with an overhand left.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fair counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fair as he jumps to the side.
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 Dj Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fair misses with a wild combination.
Fair throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones tries to clinch but Fair moves away
and Fair counters with a left and a right that stings Jones .
Dj Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Fair misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to clinch

and Fair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fair throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones keeping full guard, as Fair tries to pass.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fair's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fair is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fair has escaped and now he's on top!
Fair is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Fair wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fair circles away quickly and effectively.

Jones darts in and clinches Fair up against the cage.
Fair is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.

Fair breaks from the clinch.
Fair scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Fair.
Jones wants to clinch up but Fair keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Fair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fair lands in his opponent's guard.
Fair wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Fair is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fair manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Fair's guard.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Fair has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones takes a swing at Fair's ribcage but misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Fair to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fair slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fair defends it easily.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jones working for a triangle but Fair defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fair wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fair trying to control but Jones 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwayne Fair hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Fair lands with an overhand left.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones avoids the head kick by Fair.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fair.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fair can pounce on him.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones !
Fair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Fair controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fair wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones clinches with his opponent.

Fair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fair swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Fair.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fair as he jumps to the side.
Jones closes the distance but Fair moves to the side
and Fair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Fair moves into range and clinches up with Jones .

Fair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Fair dives in and scores a takedown into Jones 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fair wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jones 's closed guard. He's half up but Jones has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jones pivots and extends the arm, Fair falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jones ! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dj Jones !
A very excited looking Dj Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.