PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailo Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damtea's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ne Compare Pas (GSP Entrance Song). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Jones enters the cage!

Damtea
vs
Jones

191 cm
24
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
30
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sailo Damtea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damtea but Damtea pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damtea is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damtea knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Damtea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damtea is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Damtea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Damtea is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Damtea blocks nicely.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Damtea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damtea is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Damtea preventing the sweep.
Damtea wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damtea won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones has his hands on Damtea's head, controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones scores with punches from side control.

Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Damtea has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Damtea.
Jones is trying to control Damtea's posture but Damtea avoids it.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Damtea decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones shoots in but Damtea avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damtea's head.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Damtea to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Damtea keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damtea keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Damtea keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to Damtea's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Damtea gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damtea wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Damtea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Damtea from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones dives in and grabs Damtea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damtea pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones shoots in but Damtea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damtea slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sailo Damtea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Jones.
A head kick misses from Damtea.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Justin Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Damtea ducks down to avoid it.
Damtea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Damtea throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Damtea slips the punch.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Damtea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Damtea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones postures up in Damtea's guard and throws a big left but Damtea blocks it.
Justin Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones trying to control but Damtea is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Damtea blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damtea looking for a sweep. Not yet Damtea, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones postures up.
Damtea keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damtea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jones maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Damtea could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jones has cracked it and Damtea is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Jones!
Justin Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.