PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Johnson (ranked 3769 p4p, 324 weight class) and Jordan Jones Jr (ranked 7393 p4p, 469 weight class). Seamus Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Jones Jr

192 cm
19
239 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
225 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones Jr closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Jones Jr tries to tie him up.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Johnson pulls guard.
Johnson has control of Jones Jr's left arm, preventing Jones Jr from doing any damage.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones Jr preventing the sweep.
Jones Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Jones Jr defends easily.

Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Jones Jr wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Jones Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Jones Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Jones Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones Jr!
Jones Jr is trying to stand up.
Jones Jr is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Johnson has taken his back!
Jones Jr trying to get back to his feet but Johnson is in full control for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Johnson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Johnson is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones Jr is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones Jr as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Johnson!
Jones Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Johnson.
Johnson controls the position.

Johnson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson has good solid back control here.

Johnson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr trying to get back to his feet but Johnson is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Johnson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jones Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to his feet but Johnson has full control of the position and if anything, Jones Jr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Johnson is riding his opponent, not letting Jones Jr buck him off.

Jones Jr showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jones Jr doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones Jr moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones Jr pushes Johnson off but Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones Jr tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jones Jr is covering up but some of the strikes from Johnson are getting through and doing damage.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up.

Johnson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Jones Jr is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Johnson.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Johnson drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Jones Jr 's chin! Jones Jr is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Seamus Johnson!
A very excited looking Seamus Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.