PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coleman Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Osborn
vs
Jones

153 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coleman Osborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborn ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osborn slips under a jab.
Jones misses with a looping right.

Osborn darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Osborn is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Osborn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Osborn's takedown attempt.
Osborn is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coleman Osborn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Osborn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn jumps guard but Jones stands there with Osborn around his waist. Osborn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Osborn has him pressed against the cage.
Osborn tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Osborn has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Osborn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Osborn dives into Jones's guard.
Osborn postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Osborn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Osborn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Osborn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Osborn distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osborn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Osborn content to stall in guard here.
Osborn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Osborn throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Osborn lands a couple of digs.
Osborn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Osborn connects with a couple of short punches.
Osborn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Osborn connects with a couple of short punches.
Osborn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Osborn scoring with punches to the head and body.

Osborn stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborn is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Osborn fails to pull guard.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.

Osborn jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coleman Osborn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones connects with a jab.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a hook but Osborn avoids it easily.
Coleman Osborn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a hook.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Osborn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Osborn fails to pull guard.
Osborn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Osborn has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborn has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Osborn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coleman Osborn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborn tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Osborn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Osborn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Osborn controlling Jones's posture.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Osborn is on top in guard.

Osborn lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Osborn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Osborn stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Osborn moves into the clinch.
Osborn keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osborn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osborn instigates a clinch.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Osborn's takedown attempt.
Osborn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Osborn tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Osborn can't get the takedown.
Osborn is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Osborn jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Osborn is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Osborn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Osborn is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osborn is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Coleman Osborn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones takes a swing at Osborn's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osborn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a hook but Osborn avoids it easily.
Osborn throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Osborn misses its target.

Osborn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Osborn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Osborn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones with a nice cross.

Osborn rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Osborn is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coleman Osborn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborn tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Osborn has the dominant position.
Osborn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Osborn drags the fight down to the ground.
Osborn is controlling Jones's posture.

Osborn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jones doesn't defend quickly enough and Osborn has managed to lock this one up! Can Jones escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Osborn on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Coleman Osborn!