PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JunJun Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Robinson

183 cm
31
189 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jones lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Jones lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
JunJun Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Robinson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
Jones throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!

Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Robinson throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Robinson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robinson wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones throws a one two combo.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Robinson is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robinson avoid being mounted?
Jones 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.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JunJun Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.

Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Robinson postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Robinson scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
Michael Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson passes into half guard.

Jones manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Robinson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Robinson.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Robinson.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Robinson drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson controlling Jones's posture.

Jones gets to his feet - Robinson follows without any prompting.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Robinson will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Robinson tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling the position.
Jones thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Jones thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JunJun Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Robinson shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Robinson!
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Robinson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones working away.
Robinson parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Robinson to escape.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robinson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones working away.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robinson has one of Jones's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Jones stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
JunJun Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Robinson.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Robinson tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Robinson wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JunJun Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunJun Jones!
A very excited looking JunJun Jones 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.