PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mcgregor OConor (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
OConor

187 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mcgregor OConor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConor shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed OConor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

OConor clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
OConor is looking for a takedown.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConor.
OConor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jhonny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mcgregor OConor.

OConor gets a takedown into half guard.

Jones kicks OConor off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones has OConor up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
OConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
OConor throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from OConor.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OConor tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.

OConor breaks the clinch.

OConor gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
OConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has OConor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OConor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
OConor taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from OConor.
OConor looks winded!
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but OConor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above OConor 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. OConor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConor's defenses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents OConor from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. OConor won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConor's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped OConor in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
OConor misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped OConor in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. OConor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
OConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands an elbow inside that OConor shrugs off.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into OConor's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has OConor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
OConor avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
OConor jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OConor managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
OConor fails to pull guard.
OConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
OConor is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands an elbow just above OConor 's eye.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConor.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jhonny Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OConor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jhonny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mcgregor OConor.

OConor breaks the clinch.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConor's brow.
OConor tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands an elbow just above OConor 's eye.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
OConor wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones lands an elbow inside that OConor shrugs off.
OConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped OConor in his tracks for a moment.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. OConor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
OConor avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
OConor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. OConor won't want to take too many of those.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
OConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
OConor takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
OConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConor's brow.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above OConor 's eye.
OConor dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OConor can do to turn this around?
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has OConor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OConor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
OConor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
OConor takes an elbow to the forehead.
OConor tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually OConor drops back down to his feet.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body.
OConor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
OConor avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
OConor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
OConor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jhonny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones rushes OConor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. OConor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OConor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConor's defenses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OConor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
OConor tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones working OConor over with knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
OConor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Jhonny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mcgregor OConor.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
OConor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working OConor over with knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConor's defenses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

OConor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

OConor gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
OConor avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OConor managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
OConor misses with a punch on the inside.
OConor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
OConor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but OConor avoids the damage to the body.
OConor lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
OConor blocks an elbow strike.
Mcgregor OConor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jhonny Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jhonny 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24

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