PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian McBride has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McBride
vs
Jones

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab.
McBride looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

McBride gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McBride avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a combination. McBride tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones looks for a takedown but McBride sprawls well.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McBride sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones tries to control but McBride wriggling away.

Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
McBride is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.

Jones has hold of McBride's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McBride manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice elbow there by Jones.

Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McBride tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Despite being in the dominant position, Phil Jones just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McBride tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McBride waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with McBride.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McBride smiles and moves away.
Jones throws a series of punches but McBride moves out of range.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McBride just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but McBride bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a right hand that McBride ducks under and follows up with a left that McBride also avoids with ease.
McBride fails with the takedown.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones looking to control but McBride is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McBride doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with McBride, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes McBride against the cage but McBride circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones fails with the takedown

and McBride decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but McBride is having none of it.

McBride thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wants to stand and escape but McBride is having none of it.
McBride scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
McBride advances to half guard.
McBride seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as McBride sits in half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but McBride is controlling him well.
Jones wants to control but McBride is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McBride is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with McBride, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes McBride against the cage but McBride circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brian McBride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBride swivels and escapes.

McBride closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but McBride blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBride changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phil Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBride moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones tries to clinch but McBride is having none of it.

McBride gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
McBride is trying to break free.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but McBride swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBride. McBride obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBride ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow McBride down.
McBride shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps McBride's head back.
McBride tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
McBride circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to clinch up
and McBride counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian McBride dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch up

and McBride counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McBride is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!

Jones decides to stand back up.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBride to the mat! McBride manages to get full guard.
McBride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McBride is controlling him.
McBride trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to sweep here but McBride controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
McBride pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
McBride prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McBride tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones wants to clinch
and McBride counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
McBride takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and McBride counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBride misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there

and McBride counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones strikes from his own guard.
McBride won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Brian McBride overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McBride is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
McBride slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McBride in side control, just content to control the action for now.

McBride thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to get to full guard but McBride has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to stand back up but McBride is controlling him

McBride 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 McBride.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses with the combination.
McBride looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones wants to clinch
and McBride counters with a two punch combo.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McBride counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McBride.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McBride counters with a nice body shot.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBride moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McBride counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McBride showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McBride has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian McBride!