PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bolt (ranked 23860 p4p, 529 weight class) and Jeff Jones (ranked 2704 p4p, 315 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Name is. On his way into the cage it seems that Robert Bolt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robert Bolt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bolt
vs
Jones

190 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

195 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Bolt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Bolt working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolt is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones rushes Bolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Bolt tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Jones looks winded!
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
Bolt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolt working hard to break the clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Bolt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Bolt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bolt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Bolt tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolt throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones checks a low kick from Bolt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolt. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Bolt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bolt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a two punch combination.
Bolt sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Bolt avoids it this time.
Bolt misses with a body kick.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses.
Bolt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bolt.
Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
Bolt is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolt missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bolt off to one side.
Jeff Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Bolt pushes him away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Bolt had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bolt sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Bolt avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolt throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolt wants to break free but Jones has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeff Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Bolt has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jeff Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bolt blocks it.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Bolt's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Bolt can't break the clinch.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
Bolt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Bolt tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones prevents Bolt from breaking the clinch.
Bolt is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Bolt is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Bolt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones prevents Bolt from breaking the clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt trying to land knees to the body.
Jones keeps control of Bolt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.

Bolt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bolt connects with a couple of short punches.
Bolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.

Bolt seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt prevents Jones from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Bolt there.
Ground and pound from Bolt.
Jones is looking to escape.
Bolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bolt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bolt lands a big elbow.
Bolt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bolt landing strikes from the mount.
Bolt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bolt breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bolt landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Bolt.

Bolt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bolt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Robert Bolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Bolt landing punches.
Bolt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones is trying to stand up.

Bolt looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Bolt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Bolt tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Bolt in a clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Bolt wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bolt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
A punch combination from Bolt misses.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones blocks a head kick by Bolt.
Bolt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones forces Bolt back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolt is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Bolt from breaking the clinch.
Bolt can't break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bolt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Bolt working hard to break the clinch.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bolt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to clinch up but Bolt keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bolt.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeff Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jones rushes Bolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolt breaks the clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolt lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolt shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.

Bolt tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Bolt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Jones really dominated that 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.

Bolt looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Bolt throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
It looked like Bolt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Bolt rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Bolt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolt's face.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bolt blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Bolt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolt sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Bolt avoids it this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bolt.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bolt.

Jones pushes Bolt up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bolt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Bolt goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolt swinging wildly here.
Bolt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones checks a leg kick.

Jones forces Bolt back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bolt blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Bolt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Bolt is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bolt breaks the clinch.
Bolt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bolt throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bolt jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wanted to stand there but Bolt had control of the position.

Bolt is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bolt's body to avoid the submission. Bolt has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bolt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Bolt!
Robert Bolt is the new light heavyweight champion!