PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chrisianitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chrisianitos comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral Dirge. Cain Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Chrisianitos's chin.

Chrisianitos
vs
Jones

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Chrisianitos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrisianitos lands a head kick!

It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.

Chrisianitos lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Chrisianitos takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chrisianitos throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a combination. Chrisianitos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chrisianitos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chrisianitos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Chrisianitos misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

Chrisianitos lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Chrisianitos takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jones is rocked!
Chrisianitos lands with a good body shot.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Chrisianitos finish him?
A head kick by Chrisianitos misses

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chrisianitos!
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chrisianitos!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones throwing strikes here but Chrisianitos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Chrisianitos is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes here but Chrisianitos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Chrisianitos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrisianitos tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.
Jones trying to control but Chrisianitos is having none of it.
Chrisianitos blocking the ground and pound.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones wants to control the pace but Chrisianitos is squirming around nicely.
Jones punching from mount but Chrisianitos doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Chrisianitos bucks and avoids them well.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Chrisianitos is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Chrisianitos is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Chrisianitos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Chrisianitos manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Chrisianitos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chrisianitos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Chrisianitos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chrisianitos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus Chrisianitos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrisianitos keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chrisianitos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Chrisianitos's guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Chrisianitos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Chrisianitos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.

Jones has his hands on Chrisianitos's head, controlling the position.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chrisianitos's guard.

Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Chrisianitos blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chrisianitos keeps moving.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones postures up in Chrisianitos's guard and throws a big left but Chrisianitos blocks it.
Jones 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chrisianitos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chrisianitos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chrisianitos's guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chrisianitos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chrisianitos keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Chrisianitos has wrist control.
Chrisianitos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jesus Chrisianitos is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Chrisianitos. Those never looked like landing.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chrisianitos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chrisianitos. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chrisianitos misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Chrisianitos pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chrisianitos misses with a low kick.
Chrisianitos misses with the body kick

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones controlling the action here.
Chrisianitos won't allow Jones to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrisianitos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chrisianitos is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chrisianitos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chrisianitos misses with a body kick.
Jones slips under a jab from Chrisianitos.
Chrisianitos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Chrisianitos misses with a wild body shot.
Chrisianitos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Chrisianitos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chrisianitos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cain Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chrisianitos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jesus Chrisianitos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Chrisianitos blocks nicely.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chrisianitos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Jones.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Jones!
Jesus Chrisianitos was interviewed post fight and said 'I learn more from defeat than victory. Be assured next time I wont learn anything.'.