PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight Music D12. Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music. Jonny Bones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bones
vs
Billet

192 cm
27
225 lbs
15 - 7 - 3

185 cm
37
218 lbs
30 - 21 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 15 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Billet.
Billet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Billet.
Bones connects with an inside leg kick.
Bones lands a head shot.

Bones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Billet was covering up waiting for the punch and Bones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bones throws an elbow that misses. Billet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bones's guard. Nice move by Billet!
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Billet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bones pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Billet defending well though.

Bones seems to be looking for submissions.
Bones trying to control from half guard but Billet is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Billet looking for submissions off his back.

Bones seems to be working for a kimura but Billet defends the submission attempt.

Billet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bones pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Billet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Billet!
Bones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Billet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet is trying to maintain the position but Bones is very close to passing his half guard.
Bones wants to free his trapped foot but Billet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bones wants to control but Billet is keeping him busy.
Bones is thwarting Billet's attempts to control the position.
Bones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bones is trying to control. Billet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bones 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.

Billet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing shots but Billet is blocking nicely.
Billet is looking for a sweep. Bones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Billet keeping hold of Bones's head, controlling as best he can.
Still in half guard, Bones seems content to control.
Bones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Billet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bones thows a huge punch but Billet dodges it nicely.
Bones is looking to take a break and control but Billet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Billet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones chips away with some ground and pound.

Billet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Billet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones looking to sit in guard and control but Billet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Billet trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Billet looking to sit in guard and control but Bones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Billet's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones 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.

A head kick misses from Billet.
Billet lands a body shot.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Billet moves away and avoids it.
Bones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bones shoots for a takedown but Billet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bones checks a low kick from Billet.
Bones connects with a solid leg kick.
Billet throws a jab but it's blocked by Bones.
Bones dodges the punch combination from Billet.
Bones moves out of range as Billet throws a body kick.
Billet misses with an attempted mid kick.

Bones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Billet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Billet down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet is not content to let Bones control the position.
Billet can't do much from the bottom here.

Bones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Billet, who protects the arm well.
Billet struggling a bit here.
Bones working the head with strikes.
Bones trying to control the action but Billet is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Billet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones is looking to take a break and control but Billet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billet taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones lands a few punches from side control.
Billet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bones off and has taken his back!

Billet working for a choke but Bones is defending well.
Bones tries to escape but Billet has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Billet is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bones for a finish.

Bones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Billet gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones rolls, trying to escape but Billet keeps control of the position.
Billet avoiding Bones 's attempts to control his hands.
Bones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bones is keeping busy.
Bones is trying to break free.
Billet trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bones can't escape the position.

Billet patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Bones showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bones is trying to get back to full guard.
Bones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Billet trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Billet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billet forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Billet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bones takes one to the chin there.
Billet blocks a leg kick.
Bones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Billet moves out of range of the body kick from Bones.
Billet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bones counters with a stiff right hand.
Billet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Billet misses with an uppercut

and Bones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Billet!
Bones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billet keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Billet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bones slips a nice elbow through Billet's hands, connecting with Billet's forehead.
Bones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bones throwing shots but Billet is blocking nicely.
Billet is refusing to be controlled, as Bones sits in half guard.
Bones throws a strike but Billet avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Billet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Bones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Billet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bones has managed to get both his arms back between Billet's legs - danger averted.

Billet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bones defends well.

Billet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones postures up in Billet's guard and throws a big left but Billet blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.

Billet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bones defends it easily.
Bones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Billet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bones wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Billet tries to strike from the bottom.
Billet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Billet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bones trying to control but Billet is working from the bottom.

Billet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Billet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Billet for as long as he can get away with.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Bones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bones dives in and grabs Billet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Billet pushes down on Bones's head and hops out.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonny Bones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bones, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bones!
A very excited looking Jonny Bones 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.