PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Lupang Hinirang blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Worner

183 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Worner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Worner shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Worner pushes him off.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Worner circles away.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Worner shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Worner.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Worner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a head kick. Worner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worner closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Worner pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Worner fails with the takedown.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worner stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Worner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones slips under a jab.
Worner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worner.
Worner shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Worner dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worner's waist but Worner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Worner circles away.
Worner tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Worner circles away.
Worner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Worner. Worner gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Worner.
Worner shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worner shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Worner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Worner. Worner gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Worner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Worner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Worner persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Worner is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Worner as he avoids it easily.

Worner has managed to clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Worner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jones pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Worner tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Worner wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worner throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Worner gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worner shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Worner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Worner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Worner trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Worner with that takedown attempt.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Worner in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.

Worner takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Worner controls his hands.

Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Worner regains guard.
Worner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worner is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Worner looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.

Worner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Worner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Worner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones prevents Worner from standing back up.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Worner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worner defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones not doing much here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keen to just control but Worner is a slippery customer.
Jones prevents Worner from improving his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Worner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worner darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Worner into the cage.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Worner.
Jones stalls.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Worner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Worner moves into the clinch.
Worner avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Worner blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Worner as Jones tries to tie him up.
Worner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Worner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Worner shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Worner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Worner avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Worner with that takedown attempt.
Worner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Worner shows good takedown defense.
Worner misses with a wild combination.
Jones wants to clinch up but Worner keeps it at a distance.
Worner moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Worner which made him look bad.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Worner swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones leaves Worner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Worner.
Worner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Worner ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Worner tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.

Jones pulls guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worner!
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Worner trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones looking to ground and pound but Worner is blocking nicely.
Worner tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Worner keeps trying to improve his position.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Worner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Worner wants to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner is looking to get to half guard.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Worner tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Worner tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Worner is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.