PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Catalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Detroit vs Everybody blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Catalan

176 cm
26
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Will Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Catalan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Catalan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Catalan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left lands for Jones.
Mark Catalan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Catalan.
Jones takes a swing at Catalan's ribcage but misses.
Catalan throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Catalan pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catalan wants to stall.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Catalan has him pressed against the cage.
Catalan wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Catalan's efforts to push away.

Catalan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catalan.

Catalan rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Catalan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Catalan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones gets through Catalan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Catalan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Catalan can't get the takedown.
Catalan working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Catalan darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Catalan has the dominant position.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Catalan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Catalan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Catalan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catalan is trying to break free.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Catalan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Catalan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Catalan ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Catalan wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Catalan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a body punch but Catalan moves out of range.
Catalan tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Catalan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Will Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catalan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Catalan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones works over Catalan's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Catalan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Catalan.
Catalan tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Will Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Catalan.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Catalan avoids it.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Catalan swinging wildly here.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Catalan.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Catalan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Jones dominated that 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.

Catalan slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones is looking to wear down Catalan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Catalan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Catalan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Catalan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Catalan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catalan.
Catalan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a straight left.

Catalan closes the distance and clinches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Catalan looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Catalan fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones defending well as Catalan loads up on a big left hand.
Catalan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Catalan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Catalan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Catalan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catalan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Catalan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Catalan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Catalan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Catalan moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones scores with a jab. Catalan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones clobbers Catalan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Catalan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Catalan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Catalan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catalan off to one side.
Will Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Catalan.
Catalan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Catalan does no damage.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Catalan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Catalan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Catalan shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones works Catalan's body with a nice hook.
Will Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catalan shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Catalan manages to circle out of the way.
Catalan is breathing heavily.
Jones stalks Catalan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Catalan's face. Catalan staggers backwards, shaken.
Catalan wants to clinch.
Catalan throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Catalan in a clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Catalan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Will Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Catalan looking to slow down the pace here.
Catalan is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Catalan.

Catalan breaks the clinch.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Catalan away but Catalan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Catalan tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Catalan is controlling the position.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Catalan won't want to take too many of those.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Catalan has him pressed against the cage.
Jones gets through Catalan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Catalan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a right and a left that Catalan avoids nicely.
Catalan is looking to clinch.
As Catalan tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Catalan manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catalan can do to turn this around?
Donk. Jones catches Catalan right on the button with a cross.
Catalan drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Catalan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Catalan.
Jones looks to land a combination but Catalan avoids it well.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catalan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Catalan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Catalan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones digs a good body shot into Catalan's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catalan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Catalan has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Catalan has him pressed against the cage.
Catalan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Catalan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Catalan on that attempt.
Catalan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones cracks Catalan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catalan throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Will Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a jab to Catalan's midsection.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Catalan is predictable there
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Catalan thinking.
Catalan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Catalan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Catalan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Catalan in his tracks.
Jones avoids the head kick by Catalan.
Catalan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Catalan throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.

Catalan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Catalan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Catalan tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones jabs Catalan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Catalan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Catalan shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Will Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Catalan.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Catalan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Catalan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Catalan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catalan misses with a kick to the body.
Catalan takes one to the side of the head.
Catalan misses with a head kick.
Jones stuns Catalan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Catalan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catalan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Catalan clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Catalan avoids the damage to the body.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Catalan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Catalan avoids it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Catalan blocks with his arms.
Catalan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Catalan seems to have recovered his senses.
Catalan moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Catalan's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Catalan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Jones!
A victorious Will Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.