PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Night has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Night
vs
Jones

220 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Night counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Night shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Night's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Night counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Night decides to stand back up.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Night counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joel Night has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Night is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Night is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.

Night is going olschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Night prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night working Jones over with strikes.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Night has control of the leg.

Night is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Night is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.

Night is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones kicks Night off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Night counter with a right hand.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Night tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Night manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Night throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Night is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Night circles away and we're back to standing.

Night looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones taking some punishment here, with Night in his half guard.
Night landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Night seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Night trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

Night is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Night.
Night not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Night 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 striking from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Night there.
Night moves nicely into side control.
Jones is trying to escape and 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 positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Night thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Night is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones connects with an elbow from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to improve his position.

Night tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Night has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Night throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Night shoots in.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Night counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Night stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Night wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.

Night is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night blocks the strikes from Jones.

Night is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Night tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Night has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Night working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.

Night is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Night.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Night is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Night.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Night is controlling him well.

Night is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones won't allow Night to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Night is working for a submission of some sort.

Night is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Night sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Night is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Night has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Night. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Night with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Night dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jones throws a nice looking combination but Night bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a combination
and Night counters with a nice leg kick.

Night scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Night is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joel Night overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Night thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Night drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Night off! Night jumps back into Jones's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Night drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Night off! Night jumps back into Jones's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Night is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Night trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Night stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Night gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Night is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Night wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones tries to kick Night off but Night keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Night is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Night is controlling him well.
Night lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Night is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Night 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.
Ground and pound from Night.
Night moves nicely into side control.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Night keeps moving and retains side control.

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

Night tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Night has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Night working the head and body with strikes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Night is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Night has managed to sneak the leg through.
Night working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Night tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones tries to kick Night off but Night keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jim Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Night is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

Night is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Night showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Night 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Night!