PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jones
vs
Jones

190 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris Jones misses with a hook.
Marcus Jones slips a jab from Chris Jones.
Chris Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus Jones is just out of range.
Chris Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Jones tries to clinch up but Chris Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Chris Jones misses.
Chris Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Chris Jones.
Chris Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Chris Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcus Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcus Jones swinging wilding here.
Chris Jones misses with a double jab
and Marcus Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Chris Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Jones counters with a head kick.
Chris Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Chris Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcus Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Jones wants to clinch up but Chris Jones keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Marcus Jones counters by clinching up.
Marcus Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris Jones won't allow it.
Chris Jones tries to pull guard but Marcus Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Chris Jones drops back down to his feet.
Marcus Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcus Jones can't break the clinch.
Chris Jones can't get the takedown.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jones.
Marcus Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chris Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris Jones won't allow it.
Marcus Jones wants to break free but Chris Jones has control.
Chris Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcus Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chris Jones keeps control of Marcus Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcus Jones has had enough of the clinch but Chris Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Marcus Jones has had enough of the clinch but Chris Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Marcus Jones is trying to break free.
Chris Jones prevents Marcus Jones from breaking the clinch.
Marcus Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chris Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chris Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chris Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcus Jones backwards.
Marcus Jones looking for a takedown.

Chris Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marcus Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Chris Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chris Jones looks gassed!
Marcus Jones is trying to stand back up but Chris Jones is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marcus Jones tries to kick Chris Jones off but Chris Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chris Jones controlling the action here.
Marcus Jones is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Chris Jones there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chris Jones misses with a double jab
and Marcus Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chris Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chris Jones duly obliges.
Chris Jones misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus Jones.
Chris Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Chris Jones.
Chris Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcus Jones is looking to clinch.
Marcus Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chris Jones throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a series of strikes. Chris Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marcus Jones is looking to clinch but Chris Jones is avoiding it.

That's four 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.
Marcus Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chris Jones.
Marcus Jones tries to clinch up but Chris Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Chris Jones throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chris Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chris Jones misses with a double jab
and Marcus Jones counters with a series of strikes. Chris Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chris Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcus Jones throws a series of punches but Chris Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Chris Jones - just one landing.
Chris Jones misses with a combination
and Marcus Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chris Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chris Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Marcus Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Chris Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chris Jones throws a sloppy body shot

and Marcus Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marcus Jones.
Marcus Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marcus Jones wants to break free but Chris Jones has control.
Marcus Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris Jones won't allow it.
Marcus Jones is working for takedown but Chris Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.

Chris Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chris Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marcus Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chris Jones prevents Marcus Jones from getting back to his feet.

Chris Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chris Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marcus Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Marcus Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chris Jones is controlling him.

Chris Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marcus Jones, up you get!
Chris Jones misses with a combination
and Marcus Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chris Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcus Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Marcus Jones wants to clinch up but Chris Jones keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris Jones throws a jab when Marcus Jones was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Chris Jones misses its intended target.
Marcus Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Chris Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Marcus Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chris Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcus Jones momentarily.
Marcus Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chris Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chris Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marcus Jones counters with a head kick.
Chris Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcus Jones backs up against the cage.
Chris Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcus Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Jones misses with a combination
and Marcus Jones counters with a body kick that stops Chris Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Chris Jones stuns Marcus Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chris Jones misses with an uppercut.

Marcus Jones closes the distance and pushes Chris Jones back into the cage.
Marcus Jones misses with a knee strike.
Marcus Jones has had enough of the clinch but Chris Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Chris Jones tries to pull guard but Marcus Jones won't allow it.
Marcus Jones tries to break the clinch but Chris Jones is controlling the position.
Chris Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcus Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus Jones wants to break free but Chris Jones has control.
Chris Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jones.
Marcus Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Chris Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chris Jones has a closed guard, preventing Marcus Jones from standing up.
Chris Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
Marcus Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Chris Jones.

Marcus Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chris Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chris Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcus Jones's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chris Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Marcus Jones's brow.
Marcus Jones is looking to stand up but Chris Jones isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chris Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chris Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chris Jones wants to pass the guard but Marcus Jones is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chris Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcus Jones counters with a big head kick but Chris Jones shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus Jones wants to clinch.
Chris Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marcus Jones is looking to clinch.
Chris Jones misses with a double jab
and Marcus Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Chris Jones throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Chris Jones.
Chris Jones throws a combination that misses

and Marcus Jones counters by clinching up.
Marcus Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marcus Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chris Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Chris Jones prevents Marcus Jones from breaking the clinch.
Chris Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcus Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus Jones tries to break the clinch but Chris Jones is controlling the position.
Marcus Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcus Jones is trying to break the clinch but Chris Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus Jones has had enough of the clinch but Chris Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Chris Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcus Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chris Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marcus Jones is pressed up against the cage. Chris Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marcus Jones down to the mat. Marcus Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Jones counters with a head kick.
Marcus Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Chris Jones, looking for a takedown. Marcus Jones pushes Chris Jones against the cage but Chris Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcus Jones.
Chris Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Marcus Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chris 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 Marcus Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Chris Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcus Jones moves in looking to clinch but Chris Jones pushes him off.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus Jones's shoulder, as Marcus Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Jones counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcus Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chris Jones throws out the jab.
Marcus Jones moves out of range as Chris Jones strikes.
Chris Jones fails with the takedown.
Chris Jones misses with a double jab
letting Marcus Jones counter with a right hand.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Marcus Jones moves into the clinch.
Chris Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcus Jones tries to break the clinch but Chris Jones is controlling the position.
Chris Jones blocks an elbow strike from Marcus Jones.
A shot in the inside from Chris Jones.
Marcus Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chris Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Chris Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chris Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marcus Jones smiles and moves away.
Chris Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a series of strikes. Chris Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chris Jones throws a combination that misses
and Marcus Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chris Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Chris Jones.
Chris Jones misses with a combination
and Marcus Jones counters with a body kick that stops Chris Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Chris Jones misses with a hook to the body

and Marcus Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcus Jones wants to stand but Chris Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chris Jones tries to get to full guard but Marcus Jones has control of the leg.

Chris Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Marcus Jones pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chris Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chris Jones gets back to full guard.

Marcus Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Chris Jones is looking for a triangle but Marcus Jones pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marcus Jones wants to get up but he can't break Chris Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chris Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marcus Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chris Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcus Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marcus Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Chris Jones.
Marcus Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chris Jones is fending him off so far but Marcus Jones persists. Nope, Chris Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Jones with a hook.
Chris Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chris Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Jones!