PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rees has chosen Soulfly-Frontlines as his entrance music. Jon Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Brutal Rees told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Rees

192 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Demonic Clothing
Demonic Drugs

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brutal Rees!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees wants to clinch.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Rees fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rees moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Rees tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rees unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rees lands a knee to the body.
Rees creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Rees scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rees connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Rees tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rees tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rees lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Rees tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Rees displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rees crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.

Rees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Rees tries to clinch up.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees wants to clinch.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Rees wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rees has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Rees lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rees misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Rees shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rees lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rees.
Rees stalls.
Rees misses with a knee to the head.

Rees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rees is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Rees wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Rees tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Rees doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Rees has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rees lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Rees.
Rees tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Rees slowing the pace effectively.
Rees connects with a knee to the head.
Rees stalls.
Rees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rees breaks from the clinch.

Rees gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Rees dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Rees gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rees flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Rees is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rees is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rees tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rees gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rees wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Rees strikes from his own guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rees is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rees keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rees is on top in guard.
Rees trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Rees is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rees cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Rees advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rees has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rees is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Rees is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rees working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rees controlling the action here.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Rees sits in half guard.
Rees is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rees stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rees is looking to clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Rees tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Rees moves into the clinch.
Rees digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Rees lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Rees scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Rees.

Rees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rees wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Rees showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rees tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Rees wants to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rees!
Rees tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones prevents Rees from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rees manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rees lands a decent punch to the body there.

Rees throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rees throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rees throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brutal Rees has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rees tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Rees is retaining full guard.
Rees wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rees keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Rees not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rees tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Rees clinches but Jones breaks the clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Rees has his arm trapped.
Rees sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rees is trying to get back to full guard.
Rees wants to get back to his feet.
Rees is trying to control but can't.
Rees lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.

Rees is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Rees's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rees trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones blocks the strikes from Rees.

Rees is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Brutal Rees is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rees trying to control from the bottom.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rees has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutal Rees!