PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

jones
vs
Palmer

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, frank jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gene Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Palmer sprawls well. He's pushed jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

jones gets a takedown into half guard.
jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Palmer wants to improve his position but jones is controlling well.
jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Palmer trying to control from the bottom.
Palmer is doing well to control the position and prevent jones from advancing to side control.
jones throwing shots but Palmer is blocking nicely.
jones wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Palmer trying to hold on to jones's head to control him but jones postures up.
jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
jones is keen to just control but Palmer is a slippery customer.
jones passes to side control.
jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Palmer's head but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer is trying to improve his position.
Palmer throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Palmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
jones wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
jones working away.
jones grinds an elbow into Palmer's temple.
jones trying to control the position but Palmer is working away.
jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Palmer to see if he's OK.
jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmer keeps working.
Palmer is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Palmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
jones is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from jones.
jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to keep a closed guard but jones is proving a slippery customer.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.
jones content to stall in guard here.

Palmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palmer looks gassed!
jones is in close to Palmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Palmer trying to strike off his back.
jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frank jones dominated that 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.

Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt

and jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by jones.
jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
jones wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. frank jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

jones feints and as Palmer raises his hands in defense, jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
jones passes Palmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Palmer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
jones wants to pass the guard but Palmer is keeping the position.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
frank jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
jones slips nicely into half guard.
Palmer wants to improve his position but jones is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

jones shoots in and bounces Palmer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones forces his way into half guard.
jones not doing much here.
jones trying to control from half guard but Palmer is working away.
jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. frank jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones is keen to just control but Palmer is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Palmer is looking to control jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palmer avoid being mounted?
jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
jones is controlling the pace.
Palmer is looking for a sweep. jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frank jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Palmer with a poor takedown

and jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
jones wants to take a breather but Palmer is having none of it.
jones trying to control the pace.
jones is thwarting Palmer's attempts to control the position.
jones is pressing down on Palmer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palmer is holding on for now.
jones stops Palmer from getting back to his feet.
jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. jones is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with jones in particular looking to stall.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. frank jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Palmer trying to control here.
jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palmer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palmer.
jones wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
Palmer wants to stand and escape but jones is having none of it.
Palmer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
jones wants to pass the guard but Palmer is keeping the position.

Palmer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palmer!
jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
jones prevents Palmer from getting the reversal.
jones controlling from mount.
Palmer working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones dominating with strikes here.
Palmer wants to hold on but jones pushes him away.
jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
jones working the ground and pound effectively.
jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Palmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
frank jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frank jones!