PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orenthro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Jones

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orenthro Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.

It looks like Orenthro Jones has been cut.
Jones slips a jab from Smith.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smith feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jones pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.

Jones pushes Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Smith over against the ropes.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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 Smith off to one side.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Jones is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Jones wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.

Jones decides to stand up.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orenthro Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orenthro Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab lands there for Smith.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.

Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is striking but Jones is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith striking from half guard on the bottom.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

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.
Jones wants to stand but Smith has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smith trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith jumps guard but Jones stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orenthro Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith tries to control but Jones manages to take his back.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smith wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!