PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Jones (ranked 4898 p4p, 533 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 3898 p4p, 471 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ski Mask The Slump God - Faucet Failure. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Zalac

190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones drives through with a takedown into Zalac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zalac looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zalac is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zalac controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zalac for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is looking to advance position but Zalac won't allow it.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zalac trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zalac!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zalac counters by moving into the clinch.

Zalac gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalac can do to turn this around?
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalac is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Zalac pushes his legs off easily.
Jones punching to the body, from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zalac looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Zalac is defending the position.
Jones controlling the action here.

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

Zalac is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones throwing shots but Zalac is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Jones 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 shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zalac defends it nicely.
Zalac is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Zalac shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zalac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zalac as he jumps to the side.
Zalac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zalac defends well and Jones ends up having to push Zalac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Zalac's ribcage but misses.
Zalac throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Zalac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zalac did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Zalac is controlling the position.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Jones controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones wants to stand but Zalac is controlling his arm.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zalac will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.

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.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Donny Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zalac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donny 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Jones!
Donny Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.