PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Jones (ranked 3601 p4p, 3620 weight class) and Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola (ranked 446 p4p, 449 weight class). Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jones
vs
Awolo Aktinola

180 cm
24
181
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
180
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dodges the punch combination from Awolo Aktinola.
Awolo Aktinola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Awolo Aktinola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with the combination.
A jab from Awolo Aktinola finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Awolo Aktinola falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Awolo Aktinola.
Awolo Aktinola tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Awolo Aktinola looks winded!

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awolo Aktinola moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Awolo Aktinola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Awolo Aktinola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuns Awolo Aktinola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Awolo Aktinola throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a right and a left that Awolo Aktinola avoids nicely.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Awolo Aktinola dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Awolo Aktinola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Awolo Aktinola circles away quickly and effectively.
Awolo Aktinola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Awolo Aktinola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Awolo Aktinola throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Awolo Aktinola does no damage.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Awolo Aktinola jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones trying to control but Awolo Aktinola is working from the bottom.
Awolo Aktinola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Awolo Aktinola has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Awolo Aktinola is not content to let Jones control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Awolo Aktinola can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Awolo Aktinola is looking to escape.
Jones throwing shots but Awolo Aktinola is blocking nicely.
Awolo Aktinola has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones throwing shots but Awolo Aktinola is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Awolo Aktinola is controlling the position.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones throws a strike but Awolo Aktinola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Awolo Aktinola misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Awolo Aktinola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Awolo Aktinola eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola has been cut.
Awolo Aktinola dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awolo Aktinola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Awolo Aktinola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Awolo Aktinola can do to turn this around?
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rebel Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awolo Aktinola throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Awolo Aktinola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Awolo Aktinola falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rebel Jones!