PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Billy Craddock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Craddock
vs
Jons

188 cm
19
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Craddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jons!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Craddock forces Jons back against the cage and clinches.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jons is trying to pull guard but Craddock has him pressed against the cage.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Jons won't want to take too many of those.
Jons looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock lands an elbow inside that Jons shrugs off.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Craddock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jons uses from the top position.
Craddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Craddock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craddock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Craddock looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jons is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Craddock being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jons forces his way into half guard.
Jons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jons tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

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.
Jons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Craddock!
Jons is looking to work his way around to Craddock's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Craddock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Craddock is working to get back to half guard.
Jons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Craddock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jons on the ground.

Jons jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craddock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Craddock is trying to escape the position but Jons is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jons crashes against the mat.

Jons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jons is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Craddock looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jons gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Craddock is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jons lets go of the hold and Craddock can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Jons!