PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Land Down Under. A fine choice. 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
Jackson

196 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
23
266 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Synergy Nutrition
Concrete Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jones looking to stall.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.

Jones pulls Jackson into guard.
Jackson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Jones decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Michael Jackson has been cut.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones managing to control the position.
Jackson won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jackson stands up from Jones's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jones pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jones wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jones looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones moves to the back position.
Jones controlling from the back.

Jackson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jones wants to control the position but Jackson frees himself and scrambles - Jones manages to regain control in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Robert Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones lands an elbow.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson 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.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Jackson tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones forces the positional change into back control.
Jones scores with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jones tightening his grip on Jackson, looking for the choke.
Robert Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Jones!