PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz Vito will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jones
vs
Vito

188 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cruz Vito!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Vito is working from the bottom.
Jones is in close to Vito's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!

Vito goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Vito pulls Jones in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vito trying to control the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Vito is keeping the position.
Vito is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cruz Vito.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Vito shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vito as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown

and Vito counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vito tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Vito passes 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!
Vito prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Vito is controlling him

Vito stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Vito shoots in.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Vito blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to Vito's body and controls the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Vito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vito is trying to keep Jones in close.
Vito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vito not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vito misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cruz Vito will probably get the nod.
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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Vito.
Cruz Vito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vito shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Vito.
Jones tries for a takedown but Vito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Vito has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vito decides to pull guard.

Vito pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Vito or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.

Vito shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vito was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones tries to reverse the position but Vito maintains control.
Cruz Vito has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Vito is having none of it.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vito on the ground.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Vito wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Vito throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Vito loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vito tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Vito's attempts to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vito controlling his opponent.
Vito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cruz Vito.
Vito wants to clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vito is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Vito circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vito tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with the takedown

and Vito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones trying to control the position.
Vito is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Vito won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Vito lands a couple of elbows.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vito from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cruz Vito was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Vito is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Vito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vito wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is looking to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.
Vito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vito shoots and misses

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Vito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vito can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vito tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz Vito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vito to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vito 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz Vito!