PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexanderovski Volkan (ranked 1671 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Tylonal Jones (ranked 238 p4p, 284 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Rubber band man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Volkan
vs
Jones

190 cm
23
222
8 - 3 - 0

189 cm
30
224
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexanderovski Volkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tylonal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones blocks a body shot from Volkan.

Volkan manages to break the clinch.

Volkan clinches with his opponent.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Volkan is controlling him.
Volkan misses with a body punch.
Jones has Volkan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Volkan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Volkan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Volkan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkan controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to circle away but Volkan has him pinned against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkan up against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Volkan has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkan lands with a left to the head.
Volkan is working Jones over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Volkan.
Jones jumps guard but Volkan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones tries to circle away but Volkan has him pinned against the cage.
Volkan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Volkan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Volkan scores with a hook to the body.
Volkan prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Volkan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones looks winded!
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkan lands a body punch.
Volkan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Volkan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Volkan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A body shot lands from Volkan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.

It looks like Tylonal Jones has been cut.
Volkan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Volkan digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Volkan scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Volkan scores with a hook to the body.
Volkan lands a left hand.
Volkan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Volkan lands a left hand.
Volkan stalls.
Volkan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volkan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Volkan as Jones tries to tie him up.
Volkan landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Volkan.
Volkan managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Volkan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexanderovski Volkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tylonal Jones.
Volkan gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Volkan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Volkan works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.

Volkan breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Volkan closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Volkan slowing the pace effectively.
Volkan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Volkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Volkan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volkan taking a breather.
Our sources have told us that Volkan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Volkan connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to pull guard but Volkan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkan won't allow it.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexanderovski Volkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tylonal Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Volkan cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volkan appears to be looking for a big counter.

Volkan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Volkan.
Volkan scores with a knee to the head.
Volkan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to stall.
Volkan lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Volkan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkan has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Volkan is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Volkan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Volkan can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Volkan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is breathing heavily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkan is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

Volkan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Volkan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Volkan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Volkan is looking for a sweep.
Volkan is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Volkan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Volkan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Volkan trying to control the pace.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Volkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Volkan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Volkan stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones pulls Volkan in close to prevent any damage.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Volkan is having none of it.
Volkan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones keeping moving, preventing Volkan from controlling successfully.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Volkan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkan trying to control here.
Volkan is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volkan trying to control but Jones postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volkan is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexanderovski Volkan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tylonal Jones's cut.
That's time! Volkan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Volkan rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Volkan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkan has him pressed against the cage.
Volkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkan leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Volkan.
Jones prevents a body shot from Volkan.
A short right from Volkan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.

Volkan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkan connects with a body shot.

Volkan pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkan misses with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.

Volkan manages to break the clinch.

Volkan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Volkan.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Volkan has him pressed against the cage.
Volkan digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Volkan cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Volkan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Volkan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Alexanderovski Volkan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkan tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to break free.
Volkan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Volkan keeps him there for the moment.
Volkan lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Volkan lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Volkan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexanderovski Volkan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Volkan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alexanderovski Volkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tylonal Jones.
Volkan lands a right hand.

Volkan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Volkan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volkan lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Volkan duly obliges.
Alexanderovski Volkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkan lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a series of punches but Volkan moves out of range.
Volkan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Volkan misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Volkan manages to duck under it in time.
Volkan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Volkan. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a hook but Volkan avoids it easily.
Tylonal Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Volkan counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Volkan punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexanderovski Volkan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Volkan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexanderovski Volkan!
A very excited looking Alexanderovski Volkan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Tylonal Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'it was a hard weight cut but I’ll be back better'.