PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 5479 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Adams (ranked 8086 p4p, 288 weight class). John Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jones
vs
Adams

170 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Adams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a head kick.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones passes Adams's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones not doing much here.

That's two 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 seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Adams is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tom Jones!