PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Harley (ranked 3489 p4p, 3756 weight class) and Jaguar Jones (ranked 179 p4p, 190 weight class). Bobby Harley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Harley
vs
Jones

171 cm
19
145
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

HARDCORE Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaguar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Harley, which made it look bad.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.

Harley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harley looking to pass the guard.

Jones working for a triangle but Harley defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Harley wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Harley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harley manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Harley's guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones stands and throws Harley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harley has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley sneaks back into half guard.
Harley is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones throws a strike but Harley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Harley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Harley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Harley has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Harley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harley is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harley is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Harley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bobby Harley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Harley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harley has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Harley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Harley won't allow Jones to sweep him here.

That's two 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 had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harley defends it easily.
Jones pulls Harley in close to prevent any damage.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Jones shoots in and bounces Harley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Harley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harley is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Harley managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones postures up in Harley's guard and throws a big left but Harley blocks it.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harley keeps the fight on the outside.
Harley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Harley has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harley walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Harley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones tries to sprawl but Harley drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Harley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Harley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Harley stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harley swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jones gets caught napping as Harley dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harley is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones working Harley over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Harley is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Harley tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harley is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is stalling here. Harley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harley defends it well.

Harley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harley defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harley actively working from the bottom here.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones stops Harley from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harley keeps working.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Harley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Harley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Harley!