PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gullion
vs
Jones

189 cm
31
180 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

183 cm
29
181 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gullion.
Gullion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gullion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Gullion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gullion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gullion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gullion throws a good cross that connects.
Gullion delivers a nice body kick.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Gullion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gullion is looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Olliver Gullion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Gullion counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Gullion pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Gullion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gullion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gullion throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Gullion throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Gullion.
A head kick by Gullion misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Gullion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Gullion.
As Gullion backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Gullion manages to avoid it all.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gullion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gullion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gullion is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gullion moves out of range.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gullion throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gullion throws a lazy head kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Gullion.
Jones tries to move into range but Gullion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Gullion misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Gullion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Gullion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gullion pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gullion there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Gullion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Gullion keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullion lands a high kick!
Gullion throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Gullion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olliver Gullion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gullion.
Leandro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Gullion throws a lazy body kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gullion throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olliver Gullion is winning the standup battle so far.
Gullion takes one to the chin there.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gullion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gullion wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Gullion is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gullion is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gullion is trying to buck Jones off.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones prevents Gullion from escaping the position.

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.

Jones tries for a kimura but Gullion is defending well.

Gullion throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Nice sprawl there from Gullion as Jones shoots in.
Gullion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gullion on the side of the head.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gullion. That one must have hurt.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses.
Gullion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gullion avoids them all with ease.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gullion throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gullion misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Gullion stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Gullion.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gullion.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gullion.
Gullion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gullion eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gullion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gullion looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Gullion ducks under and follows up with a left that Gullion also avoids with ease.
A combination from Jones does no damage.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gullion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Gullion wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Gullion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Gullion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones prevents Gullion from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gullion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Gullion with an uppercut!
Gullion throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Gullion counters with a body kick.
Gullion just misses with a punch to the body.
Gullion scores with a spinning back kick!
Gullion throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Gullion lands with a good body shot.
Gullion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gullion sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Gullion avoids it well.
Gullion throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gullion punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Gullion tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones dives in and grabs Gullion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gullion pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gullion tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gullion to the ground. Gullion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A solid body kick from Gullion.

Jones feints and as Gullion raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gullion has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jones has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gullion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gullion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gullion wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gullion. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion is looking to land body kicks.
Gullion avoids a kick to the body.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gullion misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Gullion thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gullion throws a nice head kick!
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Gullion backing up. Gullion nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Gullion lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Gullion. No joy for Jones on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch
and Gullion counters with a right hand to the body.
Gullion circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a jab when Gullion was well out of range.
Gullion scores with a hook.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gullion defends it nicely.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gullion!

And that's the end of the fight!
Olliver Gullion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gullion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olliver Gullion!
A very excited looking Olliver Gullion 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.