PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sierra
vs
Jones

183 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sierra's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.

Sierra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sierra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sierra wants to take Jones's back here but Jones is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Sierra's attempts to control the action.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Sierra's attempts to control the action.
Sierra pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sierra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Sierra's attempts to control the action.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Sierra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in trouble now - Sierra has advanced to mount!
Sierra is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sierra prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Sierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sierra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sierra's back!
Jones struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones is not going to allow Sierra to sit and survive in this position.
Sierra is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sierra defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Sierra is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jones scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeps control of the position easily here as Sierra tries to buck him off.
Jones throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sierra could be in trouble here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sierra is really stuck here.
Sierra turns into Jones and is now in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sierra!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sierra regains half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Sierra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sierra keeps working.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Sierra's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jones dominated that round.
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 avoids a kick to the body.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sierra is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sierra is trying to control but can't.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sierra!
Jones prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sierra?
Sierra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Sierra frees his head quite easily.
Jones landing punches.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Sierra is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Sierra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Sierra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sierra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Sierra's hands, connecting with Sierra's forehead.
Sierra tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Sierra won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Sierra's head.
Jones working over Sierra with some ground and pound. Sierra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sierra has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sierra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sierra's guard.
Sierra is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justin Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sierra trying to control here.

Sierra actively working from the bottom here.
Jones prevents Sierra from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wants to control but Sierra is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones not doing much here.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Sierra is defending the position.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sierra is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Sierra's hands, connecting with Sierra's forehead.
Sierra is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Sierra is having none of it.
Sierra is looking to improve his position.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sierra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sierra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sierra keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sierra is looking for a sweep.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones trying to control the position but Sierra is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sierra tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones throws a push kick but Sierra slaps the foot to one side.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Sierra's guard.
Jones is working Sierra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sierra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sierra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
Sierra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Sierra won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Sierra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sierra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sierra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones advances to half guard.
Sierra gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sierra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones stands up over Sierra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sierra wants to sweep but no luck.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sierra's guard.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Sierra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Sierra is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones wants to control the pace but Sierra is squirming around nicely.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Sierra is rocked!
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Sierra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Sierra tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sierra seems to have got his legs back now.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A big strike lands for Jones! That's really hurt Sierra and he's turned his back - Jones keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jones jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Jones!
A relieved looking Justin Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.