PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence Gould (ranked 6016 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Jones (ranked 6281 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gould
vs
Jones

170 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terence Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mary Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gould.
Gould throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gould looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.

Gould thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Gould has mounted him!
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gould blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gould throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould landing strikes from the mount.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gould.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gould scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Gould's attempts to control the action.
Gould punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Gould could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Gould is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.

Gould is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gould works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones wanted to stand there but Gould had control of the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Gould is keeping the position.

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.
Gould pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gould is trying to keep Jones in close.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a head kick but Gould moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Gould, which made it look bad.
Gould looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones goes for a double leg but Gould avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gould continues to drive forward.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gould circles away.
Terence Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mary Jones.
Gould misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gould fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Gould pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gould defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a leg kick

and Gould counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gould.
Gould has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gould throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gould trying to control the position.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gould's guard.

Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Gould is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Gould wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the ground and pound but Gould uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gould being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Gould has wrist control.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones with the ground and pound but Gould uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gould throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones pushes down on Gould's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gould has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gould knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Gould is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gould defends well and Jones ends up having to push Gould into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mary Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gould throws a body kick that misses.
Gould wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Gould.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Gould attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Gould is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Gould has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gould tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gould jumps guard but Jones stands there with Gould around his waist. Gould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gould manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Gould moved out of range.

Gould closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones tries to roll over but Gould keeps him under control.
Gould slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Gould is controlling him
Terence Gould overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Gould has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gould is aware though and is defending well.
Gould trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gould is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gould won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gould.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Gould.

Gould drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Gould is retaining full guard.
Gould is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Gould controlling Jones's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Gould is working from the bottom.
Gould has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mary Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mary Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

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