PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lab Jilom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jilom
vs
Jones

191 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lab Jilom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jilom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jilom dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jilom taking a breather.
Jilom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jilom leaning his opponent against the cage.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jilom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jilom dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jilom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.

Jilom stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jilom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jilom content to control rather than advance.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones strikes from the bottom but Jilom passes into mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jilom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jilom controlling from the full mount.
Jilom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jilom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jilom thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jilom punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jilom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jilom controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four 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.
Jilom throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Jilom loaded up on that one.
Jilom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jilom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jilom moves to back control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jilom misses with an elbow to the head.

Jilom working for the choke.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jilom has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lab Jilom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jilom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jilom postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jilom pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jilom in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control but Jilom is keeping busy.
Lab Jilom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Jilom to pass to mount.
Jilom wants to advance to full mount but Jones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jilom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jilom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jilom tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jilom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jilom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jilom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jilom manages to move to mount!
Jilom controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jilom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.

Jilom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jilom looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.

That's four 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 is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jilom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jilom unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jilom controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lab Jilom 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. This is the final round!

Jilom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jones pushes Jilom off and gets back to his feet.

Jilom clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Jilom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jilom is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jilom missing with strikes from the back.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jilom looking for the choke but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jilom has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jilom is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jilom continues to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jilom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jilom throwing sloppy strikes.

Jilom is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jones is defending well though. Jilom let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jilom misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jilom looking for the RNC.
Jilom really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jones.

Jilom is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jones is defending well though. Jilom let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jilom controls the position.
Dwight Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jilom missing with strikes from the back.

Jilom is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jilom looking to break Jones's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jones remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jilom will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lab Jilom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jilom 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lab Jilom!