PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Ruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jones
vs
Ruger

168 cm
27
144 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

169 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ruger!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruger shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ruger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Ground and pound from Ruger.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruger.
Ruger trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Ruger stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ruger with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruger trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is pulling down on Ruger's head to control his posture.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruger is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruger throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruger's guard.
Ruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruger throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruger's guard. Nice move by Jones!

Ruger keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Ruger controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Ruger trying to control the position here.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruger has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ruger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruger somewhat.
Felix Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Ruger.
Jones leaves Ruger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones throws a jab when Ruger was well out of range.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruger trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to control the pace but Ruger is squirming around nicely.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones tries to control but Ruger wriggling away.
Jones prevents Ruger from getting the reversal.
Ruger tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jones dominated that round.
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.

Ruger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Ruger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ruger keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones prevents Ruger from getting back to his feet.
Ruger controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Ruger is keeping the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruger controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Ruger.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Ruger on that attempt.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ruger checks it.
Ruger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Ruger's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruger tries to avoid it.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Ruger ducks down to avoid it.
Ruger tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Ruger darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Ruger into the cage.
Ruger takes one on the button.
Ruger shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Felix Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Ruger.
Ruger fails with the takedown.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruger staying out of range there.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruger misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Ruger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Ruger dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Ruger's head and hops out.
Jones is looking to slow Ruger down with leg kicks.
Ruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruger won't be happy with that.
Ruger is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruger is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones cracks Ruger with a big right hand but Ruger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ruger is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones grinds an elbow into Ruger's temple.
Jones trying to control the position but Ruger is working away.
Jones 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 to control but instead Ruger has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ruger is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones wants to pass to mount but Ruger is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruger is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Ruger's temple.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Ruger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felix Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruger won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruger can do to turn this around?
Ruger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruger is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones grinds an elbow into Ruger's temple.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruger parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ruger to escape.
Ruger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Ruger tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Ruger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ruger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruger is not content to let Jones control the position.
Ruger is trying to buck Jones off.
Ruger wants to control but Jones postures up.
Ruger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ruger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ruger to see if he's OK.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ruger's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is putting a hurting on Ruger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ruger taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruger keeps working.
Ruger is trying to get back to half guard.
Ruger struggling a bit here.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Jones tries for a kimura but Ruger is defending well.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones tries for a kimura but Ruger is defending well.
Ruger is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ruger is trying to improve his position.
Ruger parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ruger to escape.
Ruger wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruger keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ruger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Ruger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruger is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jones!