PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermes Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen "Vindaloo" by Fat Les as his entrance music. Geoffrey Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salvatore
vs
Jones

175 cm
23
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hermes Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salvatore closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Salvatore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salvatore is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Salvatore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvatore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Salvatore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones wants to stand but Salvatore is controlling the position.
Salvatore throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Salvatore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvatore throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salvatore's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Salvatore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Salvatore is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salvatore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvatore throws a big elbow that misses.
Salvatore stops Jones from standing up.
Jones is trying to control the position but Salvatore postures up.
Salvatore working some strikes from top position.
Salvatore stops Jones from standing up.
Salvatore throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salvatore's guard. Nice move by Jones!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salvatore's guard.
Jones won't allow Salvatore to get back to his feet.
Salvatore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones won't allow Salvatore to sweep him here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvatore wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvatore tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salvatore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

Salvatore dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Salvatore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvatore is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Salvatore defends easily.
Jones has Salvatore pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones is looking to stand up but Salvatore won't let him.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salvatore defends it well.
Jones is thwarting Salvatore's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermes Salvatore 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvatore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Salvatore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Salvatore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Salvatore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jones stands up from Salvatore's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.

Salvatore closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salvatore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salvatore lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

Salvatore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Salvatore.

Salvatore breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
Salvatore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a right and a left that Salvatore avoids nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
Salvatore shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salvatore throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvatore circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Salvatore swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvatore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salvatore throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Salvatore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Salvatore breaks from the clinch.
Salvatore shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salvatore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Salvatore manages to break the clinch.
Geoffrey Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Salvatore in a clinch.
Salvatore working aggressively here.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salvatore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvatore off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermes Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Salvatore pushes him off.
Salvatore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Salvatore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch up
and Salvatore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones tries to clinch up but Salvatore circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones wants to clinch up but Salvatore keeps it at a distance.
Salvatore misses with a wild combination.

Salvatore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salvatore throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones has Salvatore pulled in close to control his posture.
Salvatore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck for Salvatore with that takedown attempt.

Salvatore moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Salvatore is controlling the position.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salvatore's efforts to push away.

Salvatore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a double jab.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Salvatore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Salvatore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salvatore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salvatore has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermes Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Salvatore keeps him there for the moment.
Salvatore managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Salvatore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.

Jones forces Salvatore back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Salvatore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Salvatore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
Jones blocking some punches.
Salvatore can't break the clinch.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones tries to break free but Salvatore pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salvatore.
Salvatore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salvatore avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Salvatore has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salvatore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Salvatore looking for a takedown.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Salvatore.
A short right from Salvatore.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones gets through Salvatore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Salvatore.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Salvatore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Jones!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Geoffrey Jones made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.