PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orenthro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikopol Mickiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Mickiewicz

200 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orenthro Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikopol Mickiewicz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickiewicz looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mickiewicz.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mickiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Nikopol Mickiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mickiewicz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones tries to stand but Mickiewicz is controlling from the bottom.
Mickiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mickiewicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mickiewicz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mickiewicz keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Mickiewicz has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mickiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mickiewicz throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Mickiewicz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Orenthro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikopol Mickiewicz.

Mickiewicz breaks from the clinch.
Mickiewicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Jones clinches.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Mickiewicz's ribcage. Mickiewicz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mickiewicz looks gassed!
Mickiewicz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones stalls.
Mickiewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Mickiewicz is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

Mickiewicz breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets control of Mickiewicz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mickiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones has Mickiewicz pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mickiewicz landing some decent shots from guard.
Mickiewicz prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Mickiewicz postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Mickiewicz won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mickiewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mickiewicz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickiewicz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones avoiding damage as Mickiewicz throws knees to the body.
Mickiewicz gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Mickiewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mickiewicz is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mickiewicz down to the mat. Mickiewicz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mickiewicz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Mickiewicz persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Mickiewicz fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mickiewicz tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Mickiewicz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mickiewicz to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickiewicz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mickiewicz tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Mickiewicz backing up. Mickiewicz nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Mickiewicz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mickiewicz goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickiewicz shoots and misses

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mickiewicz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mickiewicz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mickiewicz tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones moves into the clinch.

Mickiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Mickiewicz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones jumps into guard, dragging Mickiewicz to the mat.
Mickiewicz postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Mickiewicz trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Mickiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
Mickiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mickiewicz from controlling successfully.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mickiewicz.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Jones clinches.
Mickiewicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Mickiewicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orenthro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikopol Mickiewicz.
Mickiewicz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.

Jones drives through and clinches with Mickiewicz against the cage.
Mickiewicz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.

Mickiewicz breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Mickiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mickiewicz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mickiewicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones slips a straight right by Mickiewicz.
Mickiewicz throws a head kick that half lands.
Mickiewicz throws a head kick that misses

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Mickiewicz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mickiewicz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Mickiewicz keeps moving.
Mickiewicz keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Mickiewicz lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Jones trying to control but Mickiewicz is working from the bottom.
Mickiewicz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones is trying to stand up.
Mickiewicz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Mickiewicz maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones tries to hold on but Mickiewicz pushes him away.
Mickiewicz lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Mickiewicz.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Mickiewicz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mickiewicz controlling from mount.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Mickiewicz has a good base and remains in mount.
Mickiewicz lands a nice shot to the head.
Mickiewicz lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mickiewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Mickiewicz.
Jones stuffs the takedown.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mickiewicz's guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mickiewicz is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mickiewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Mickiewicz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mickiewicz has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mickiewicz holds on and takes a little breather.
Mickiewicz trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mickiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Mickiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mickiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Mickiewicz doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orenthro Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mickiewicz keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Mickiewicz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickiewicz keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones wanted to stand there but Mickiewicz had control of the position.
Mickiewicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Mickiewicz, not yet.
Jones postures up.
Mickiewicz wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mickiewicz closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Mickiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mickiewicz with a poor takedown

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Orenthro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikopol Mickiewicz.

Mickiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mickiewicz throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mickiewicz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mickiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones has picked Mickiewicz up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Mickiewicz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mickiewicz moves into full guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mickiewicz trying to control the position.
Jones won't allow Mickiewicz to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mickiewicz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mickiewicz is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mickiewicz is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mickiewicz is controlling him.
Mickiewicz postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orenthro Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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