PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell: Wrath of Sea [Extended Remix]. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jones
vs
Jones

198 cm
22
253 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

200 cm
36
288 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jimmy Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Marcus Jones didn't expect that.
Jimmy Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jimmy Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jimmy Jones controlling from the top position.
Jimmy Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jimmy Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimmy Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus Jones is retaining full guard.
Jimmy Jones trying to control but Marcus Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Jones.
Jimmy Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcus Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcus Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.

Marcus Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jimmy Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marcus Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jimmy Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcus Jones's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jimmy Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jimmy Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jimmy Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jimmy Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Marcus Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jimmy Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Marcus Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jimmy Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jimmy Jones has a closed guard, preventing Marcus Jones from standing up.

Marcus 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.
Marcus Jones preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jimmy Jones lands an upkick as Marcus Jones stands over him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jimmy Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jimmy Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcus Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jimmy Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcus Jones is keeping the position for now.
Marcus Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcus Jones is pulling down on Jimmy Jones's head to control his posture.
Jimmy Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jimmy Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcus Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jimmy Jones wants to control from the top but Marcus Jones keeps moving.
Marcus Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimmy Jones is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jimmy Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Jimmy Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Marcus Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marcus Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jimmy Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jimmy Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcus Jones is fighting to break Jimmy Jones's control of his arms but Jimmy Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jimmy Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jimmy Jones unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marcus Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jimmy Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marcus Jones's guard.
Marcus Jones keeping full guard, as Jimmy Jones tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jimmy Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jimmy Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jimmy Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jimmy Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcus Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jimmy Jones advances position into side control!
Jimmy Jones trying to control the action but Marcus Jones is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimmy Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marcus Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jimmy Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marcus Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jimmy Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Marcus Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jimmy Jones trying to pass the guard but Marcus Jones defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus Jones is not content to let Jimmy Jones control the position.
Jimmy Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marcus Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcus Jones won't allow Jimmy Jones to pass to mount.
Marcus Jones is staying active underneath Jimmy Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimmy Jones uses his free foot to push down on Marcus Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marcus Jones.
A nice elbow there by Jimmy Jones.
Jimmy Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marcus Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jimmy Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimmy Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jimmy Jones scoring with strikes but Marcus Jones is staying in there.
Jimmy Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marcus Jones is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marcus Jones regains half guard.
Jimmy Jones working Marcus Jones over with strikes.
Jimmy Jones moves into full mount! Marcus Jones won't be happy about that!
Jimmy Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jimmy Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Marcus Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcus Jones is squirming around, avoiding Jimmy Jones's attempts to control the action.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jimmy Jones here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marcus Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jimmy Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jimmy Jones looking to control but Marcus Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marcus Jones working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimmy Jones looking to control but Marcus Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jimmy Jones avoids the attempt from Marcus Jones to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marcus Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcus Jones tries for a takedown but Jimmy Jones circles away easily

and Jimmy Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jimmy Jones landing strikes.
Jimmy Jones cracks Marcus Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jimmy Jones just content to control the position.
Jimmy Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marcus Jones!
Marcus Jones taking shots to the head.
Jimmy Jones trying to control but Marcus Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.

Marcus Jones is rocked!
Jimmy Jones postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Marcus Jones badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jimmy Jones around the waist but Jimmy Jones pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jimmy Jones is the winner by TKO! Jimmy Jones jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Jones!
A very excited looking Jimmy 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.