PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jones
vs
Yvel

210 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
286 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dallas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Yvel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Yvel tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Yvel looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Yvel drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gilbert Yvel has been cut.
Yvel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yvel tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yvel is defending well for now.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Yvel throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a push kick but Yvel slaps the foot to one side.
Yvel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yvel tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yvel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Yvel tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Yvel in his tracks for a moment.
Yvel effectively controlling the action here.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yvel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Yvel looks winded!

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.

Jones rushes Yvel and presses him up against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Yvel pushes him off.
Jones throws a body punch but Yvel moves out of range.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yvel stuffs the takedown.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yvel as he jumps to the side.
Yvel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yvel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dallas Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Yvel tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Yvel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Yvel is rocked!

That has opened up Gilbert Yvel's cut even more.
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!
Jones tries to clinch up but Yvel circles away and keeps his distance.
Yvel is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yvel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yvel circles away from the clinch attempt.

Yvel gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Yvel shrugs off.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Yvel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones wants to clinch up but Yvel keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Yvel moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to clinch up but Yvel circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilbert Yvel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yvel clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Yvel gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones blocks a head kick by Yvel.

Jones forces Yvel back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.

Jones lands a vicious elbow to the side of Yvel's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Jones tries to finish him with strikes but Yvel still seems able to defend himself so Jones steps back and lets Yvel get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yvel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Yvel in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Gilbert Yvel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Yvel's cut.
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.

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yvel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yvel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yvel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yvel instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yvel avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones has Yvel up against the cage in a clinch.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
Yvel effectively controlling the action here.
Dallas Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yvel gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel wants to stall.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yvel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Yvel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yvel is breathing heavily.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yvel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Yvel moves out of range easily.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones takes a swing at Yvel's ribcage but misses.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yvel can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yvel trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yvel is defending well for now.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Yvel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.

Gilbert Yvel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Yvel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Yvel lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yvel misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Yvel is avoiding it.
Jones defending well as Yvel loads up on a big left hand.
Yvel tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yvel will feel that in the morning.

Jones rushes Yvel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.

Jones clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops Yvel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yvel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilbert Yvel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dallas Jones!
Dallas Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.