PBP Commentary

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

Jones
vs
Carter

187 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Jones gets a clinch.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carter stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carter trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is trying to keep Carter in close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Carter is on him like a limpet, forcing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Carter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Carter.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Carter jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter stalling against the cage.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Carter tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cain Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Jones's cut.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.

It looks like Billy Carter has been cut.
Jones tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carter tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cain Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter jumps guard but Jones stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Carter.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carter rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Carter tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter blocks an elbow strike.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Carter breaks away and moves out of range.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Carter tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.

Carter pulls Jones into guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.

Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Carter drags him back down.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Carter swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carter's guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot by Jones.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Carter ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Carter.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Jones throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.

Jones instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Carter jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carter jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Billy Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
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!
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Jones!
The defeated Billy Carter had this to say: 'I'll be back'.