PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 637 p4p, 88 weight class) and Basil Borcea (ranked 1523 p4p, 191 weight class). Basil Borcea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Borcea

175 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basil Borcea!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borcea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Borcea drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Borcea misses the shot to the body.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Borcea takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Borcea is trying to improve his position.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borcea is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Borcea regains half guard.
Jones prevents Borcea from improving his position.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones throws a strike but Borcea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcea is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Borcea might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Borcea looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Borcea dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Borcea's head.
Borcea is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Jones prevents Borcea from improving his position.
Borcea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones 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.
Borcea is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcea's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Borcea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borcea trying to control from the bottom.
Jones working over Borcea with some ground and pound. Borcea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Borcea makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borcea.
Borcea working a defensive guard but Jones passes into half guard.
Borcea makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borcea.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borcea keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones distracts Borcea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borcea trying to control the position.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Borcea working a defensive guard here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Borcea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform us that Borcea has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borcea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Borcea's head.
Borcea controlling the position.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borcea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borcea is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Borcea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borcea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borcea.
Borcea stuffs the takedown.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borcea.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Borcea manages to avoid it.
Borcea takes one on the button.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Borcea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borcea is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borcea has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borcea is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Borcea tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Borcea dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borcea is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Borcea's hands, connecting with Borcea's forehead.

Borcea is rocked!
Jones lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Borcea! More strikes land and this one is all over! Jones jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Jones!
After winning the bout, Bubba Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.