PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell's Bells- AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clavette
vs
Jones

179 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

168 cm
28
149 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Clavette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clavette gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing that Clavette has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Clavette wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Clavette postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clavette is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping full guard, as Clavette tries to pass.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controls Clavette momentarily but Clavette frees himself.
Clavette works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Clavette slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clavette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clavette passes into half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Clavette has control of the leg.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.

Clavette drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clavette jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Clavette lands a couple of elbows.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Clavette slips an elbow through the middle.
Clavette scoring with punches to the head and body.

Clavette is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!

Jones trying to control but Clavette is working from the bottom.
Clavette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clavette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette is working hard here to advance position.
Clavette lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clavette lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clavette distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has control of Clavette's left arm, preventing Clavette from doing any damage.
Clavette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Clavette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Clavette with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Clavette slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clavette lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clavette preventing the sweep.
Clavette postures up.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Clavette drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clavette jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clavette with a nice head shot there.
Clavette is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clavette lands a couple of digs.
Clavette working some strikes from top position.
Clavette forces his way into half guard.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones is trying to control the position but Clavette postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clavette works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Clavette is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clavette scoring with some ground and pound.
Clavette looking to pass the guard.
Clavette is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clavette preventing the sweep.
Clavette postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Clavette connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants to sweep here but Clavette controlling him for the moment.
Clavette makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clavette's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clavette manages to get himself to full guard.

Clavette keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clavette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Clavette dominated that 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.

Clavette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clavette moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Clavette dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clavette was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.

Clavette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Clavette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clavette keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clavette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to control from the top but Clavette keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clavette is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Clavette is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Clavette seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Clavette wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clavette working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Clavette.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Clavette chips away with some ground and pound.

Clavette drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.

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!
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raoul Clavette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clavette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Clavette.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Clavette has wrist control.
Jones trying to control but Clavette is working from the bottom.

Clavette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones wants to control from the top but Clavette keeps moving.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clavette is on top in guard.

Clavette with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clavette content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clavette postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clavette, into his guard.

Jones wants to control from the top but Clavette keeps moving.
Clavette lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clavette 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.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Clavette tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Clavette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.

Clavette thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Clavette won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones trying to control the position.
Clavette lands a couple of digs.
Clavette landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Clavette dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Clavette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clavette darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Clavette into the cage.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clavette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
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.
Clavette wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Clavette moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clavette bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.

Clavette stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clavette's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Clavette passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clavette scoring with punches from side control.

Clavette is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Clavette tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Clavette landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Clavette tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clavette has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones is trying to improve his position.

Clavette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clavette cracks Jones with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette working the ground and pound.

Clavette is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Clavette is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Clavette in his half guard.

Clavette wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clavette passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Clavette postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Cain Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Clavette is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Clavette lands a big elbow.
Clavette avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Clavette wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Clavette.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.

Clavette has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Clavette has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Clavette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clavette, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Clavette!