PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tod Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Rise of the Northstar - Sound of Wolves blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Tito Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jones
vs
Paris

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tod Paris!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paris has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Paris managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Paris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is not content to let Paris control the position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Paris throwing strikes but missing.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Paris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Paris is working from the bottom.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Paris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paris gets back to full guard.
Paris pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones prevents Paris from getting back to his feet.
Jones won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
Paris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Paris does no damage.

Jones scores with a takedown into Paris's guard.
Paris looks winded!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paris swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones prevents Paris from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paris is keeping the position for now.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Paris won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paris prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paris is controlling him.
Jones keeping full guard, as Paris tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tod Paris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paris feints the counter takedown.
Paris swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Paris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paris dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Paris's head and hops out.
Jones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paris shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Paris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paris throws a counter combo.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Paris counters with a takedown into side control.
Paris is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tod Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paris is breathing heavily.
Paris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Paris sits in half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paris's back!

Jones looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Paris is controlling Jones 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to stand and escape but Paris is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Paris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Paris is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Paris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is thwarting Paris's attempts to control the position.
Paris is trying is best to control the position here.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paris is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is trying to control. Paris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tito Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tod Paris.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Paris pushes him off.
Paris with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Paris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Paris circles away.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Paris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Paris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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 Tito Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Paris circles away.
Paris throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Paris keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones trying to control the position but Paris is working away.
Paris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Paris is defending the position.
Jones passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Paris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paris's head.
Paris moves into full guard.
Paris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Paris is looking for a sweep.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paris has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Paris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris is not content to let Jones control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Paris is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paris can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paris is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Paris forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches.

Paris wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Paris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the ropes.
Jones wants to stand but Paris is controlling the position.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Paris is proving a slippery customer.
Paris landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Jones.
I think Jones 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tito Jones!
A very excited looking Tito 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.