PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remarcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by CNN-Yall dont wanna fuck with us. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Rogan

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remarcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Remarcus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rogan quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones prevents Rogan from improving his position.
Rogan is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is pressing down on Rogan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogan is holding on for now.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is trying to escape the mount.
Jones is looking to work his way around to Rogan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Rogan working to try and regain half guard.
Rogan holds of for dear life.
Rogan wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Rogan is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.

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.
Rogan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rogan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rogan tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones wants to control the pace but Rogan is squirming around nicely.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rogan is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rogan hang on?
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Rogan tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Rogan, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Rogan against the cage but Rogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rogan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Rogan looks winded!
Jones wants to stand but Rogan has his arm trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rogan prevents Jones from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remarcus Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a one two! Rogan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones swinging wildly here.

Jones clinches up with Rogan and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Jones to work.

Jones has clasped his hands together around Rogan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones working away.
Rogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones taking a breather here.

Jones stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Rogan tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogan sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remarcus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Rogan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Rogan controlling him for the moment.
Remarcus Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan content to stall in guard here.
Jones is trying to keep Rogan in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rogan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch up.

That's four 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.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Rogan on that attempt.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Rogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Rogan up, before dumping him to the ground. Rogan manages to land in guard.
Rogan is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jones stands up from Rogan's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remarcus Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones misses with a kick to the body.
And Rogan tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones dives in and grabs Rogan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogan pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones tries to clinch but Rogan is having none of it.
Rogan feints the counter takedown.
Jones tries to clinch there but Rogan circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Rogan circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones gets caught napping as Rogan dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones working a defensive guard but Rogan passes into half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to hold on to Rogan's head to control him but Rogan postures up.
Rogan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones is looking to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rogan enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rogan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogan trying to control the position here.
Jones pushes down on Rogan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Rogan wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Rogan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones is taking a breather. Rogan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rogan is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.
Rogan wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Rogan.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rogan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones has Rogan pressed against the cage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogan can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones taking a breather.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rogan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Rogan stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rogan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogan postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remarcus 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remarcus Jones!
A very excited looking Remarcus Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Joe Rogan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Blame God for this Loss. He just wasn't with me tonight.'.