PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Delaune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delaune comes to the cage accompanied by Cant Be Touched. The key to victory for Jacob Delaune has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Delaune
vs
Jones

187 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Delaune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delaune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Delaune with an uppercut!
Delaune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a right and a left that Delaune avoids nicely.
Delaune throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaune throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Delaune closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Delaune shrugs it off.
Delaune doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Delaune's hands, connecting with Delaune's forehead.
Delaune knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Delaune wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones works his way into side control.
Delaune is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones gets to mount! Delaune was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Delaune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Delaune is looking to get to half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Delaune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Delaune really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
Delaune is breathing heavily.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Delaune can't escape the position.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Delaune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones lands a big elbow.
Delaune flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Delaune working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delaune is trying desperately to improve position.
Delaune manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Delaune flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaune flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Delaune wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Delaune is working hard here to advance position.
Delaune wants to get back to full guard but Jones has passed into side control.
Delaune is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delaune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Delaune swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassius Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Delaune pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Delaune is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Delaune lands a nice uppercut.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Delaune is trying to break free.
Delaune tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is trying to break free.
Delaune goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Delaune looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Delaune won't allow it.
Delaune keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaune looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones shoots in and bounces Delaune off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones working over Delaune with some ground and pound. Delaune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Delaune connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones working over Delaune with some ground and pound. Delaune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones blocks the strikes from Delaune.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Delaune is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Delaune's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delaune misses with a takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Delaune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delaune tries to clinch up.
Delaune fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Delaune on that attempt.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Delaune misses with a two punch combination.
Delaune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Delaune tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jacob Delaune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to move into range but Delaune moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delaune scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Delaune moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delaune drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Delaune working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Delaune stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Delaune won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Delaune has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jones pushes Delaune off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Delaune misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delaune swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Delaune will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Delaune breaks the clinch.
Delaune tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Delaune pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Delaune breaks the clinch.
Delaune fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Delaune shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Delaune tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Delaune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delaune throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delaune throws a big shot that misses.
Delaune dodges the punch combination from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cassius Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Delaune fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones is pushing down on Delaune's leg trying to pass to half guard. Delaune is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delaune tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delaune tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Delaune has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones passes to full mount!
Delaune is trying to escape the mount.
Jones landing punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Delaune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Delaune sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Delaune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaune tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Delaune is in trouble!

Delaune is rocked!
Delaune is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Delaune is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Delaune really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cassius Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Delaune is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Delaune's face.
Delaune working to try and regain half guard.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Delaune is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaune seems to have got his legs back now.
Delaune regains half guard.
Delaune wants to get back to full guard.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Delaune tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Delaune is controlling the position.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Delaune keeps him there for the moment.
Delaune blocks an uppercut.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Delaune can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Delaune. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Delaune takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Delaune connects with a knee to the head.
Delaune is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Delaune prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Delaune won't allow it.
Jones stalls.
Delaune wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to break free but Delaune has control.
Jacob Delaune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cassius Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassius Jones!