PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricaro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Made
vs
Jones

182 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricaro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Made darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Made missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Made tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Made throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Made thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones tries to roll over but Made keeps him under control.
Made trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Made pulls his head out easily.
Made lands with a punch from half guard.
Made content to control rather than advance.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Made lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Made thows a big elbow that misses.
Made content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Made pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Made trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Made gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Made connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Made throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Made counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Made with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Made trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Made thows a big elbow that misses.

Jones working for a triangle but Made defends it easily.
Made postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Made working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.

Made stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Made counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricaro Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Made connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Made wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones regains half guard.
Made scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Made landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Made stalling.
Made is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Made is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Made looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Made is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Made scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Made lands a heavy elbow.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Made maintains control.
Made controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Made dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Made cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Made unloading with bombs!
Made lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Made scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Made working Jones over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Made with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Made scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Made wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Made.
Made looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Made dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Made counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Made breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Made circles away easily
and Made counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Made counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricaro Jones.
Made is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor Made overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Made seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Made looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Made is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Made is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Made there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.

Made is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Made seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Made lands with a punch from half guard.
Made frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Made looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Made maintains control.
Made lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Made scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Made tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Made is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Made landing strikes, looking to finish!
Made scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.

Made is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Made lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Made working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Made dominating with strikes here.
Made lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Made connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Made postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Made is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Made is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jones is rocked!
Made looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Made finish him?
Made working Jones over with strikes here.
Made postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Made with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Made looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Made scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Made with a couple of short strikes.
Made working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Made working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Made cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Made.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Made can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Made landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Made dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Made drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Made holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.

Made wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Made persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.

Made drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Made off! Made jumps back into Jones's guard.

Jones is looking for a triangle here but Made uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Made in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones prevents Made from moving into mount.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made is chipping away with strikes.
Made landing strikes.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Made scoring with strikes.
Made scoring with punches from side control.
Made is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Made in side control lands a decent elbow.
Made lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Made lands some shots froms side control.
Made connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Made is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Made unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Made with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Made.
Made landing shots from mount.
Made scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones regains half guard.
Made 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Made is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Made decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Made lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Made gets a takedown into half guard.

Made is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Made postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Made avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Made's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Made is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Made lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones working for a triangle but Made defends it easily.
Made stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Made stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Made makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Made from controlling successfully.
Taylor Made is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Made sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Made cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Made showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Made 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Made!