PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 1564 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 135 p4p, 141 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dayton
vs
Jones

160 cm
26
151
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
145
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Primal
Phoenix Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dayton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Dayton is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is trying to control the position but Dayton postures up.
Dayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dayton .
Jones is controlling Dayton 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton throws a big elbow that misses.
Dayton cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

Jones looking for subs off his back but Dayton has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Dayton 's attempts to control the action.
Dayton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dayton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dayton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Dayton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dayton looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dayton lands with some strikes.
Jones wants to hold on but Dayton pushes him away.
Dayton controlling the position easily from mount.
Dayton 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones tries to hold on but Dayton postures up.

Dayton has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dayton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dayton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dayton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dayton breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dayton scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Dayton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones holds on to Dayton as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to hold on but Dayton pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton raining down shots from the mount!
Dayton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones can't escape the position.
Dayton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Dayton dominated that round.
That's time! Dayton 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones scores with a spinning back kick!

Dayton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Dayton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dayton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dayton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Dayton is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Dayton wants to control but Jones has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dayton .
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Dayton is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Dayton seems content to control.

Dayton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Dayton eventually gives up the hold.
Dayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Dayton sits in half guard.

Dayton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.

Dayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Dayton seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dayton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Dayton loaded up on that one.
Dayton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dayton trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying to stand up.
Dayton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dayton tries to control but Jones wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dayton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dayton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Dayton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Dayton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dayton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.

Jones has one foot on Dayton 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones shoots in but Dayton avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dayton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Dayton is controlling him

Dayton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones wants to control but Dayton is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dayton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dayton blocks the strikes from Jones.
Dayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Dayton slows the pace down in half guard.
Dayton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.
Dayton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dayton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ground and pound from Dayton .
Dayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dayton wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

Dayton is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dayton to get the leverage.
Dayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Dayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dayton shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones controls Dayton momentarily but Dayton frees himself.
Dayton landing some decent shots from guard.
Dayton passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Dayton keeps him under control.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dayton blocks the strikes from Jones.
Dayton working the head and body with strikes.
Dayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones pushes Dayton off looking to stand but Dayton dives back in and keeps control.
Dayton 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dayton prevents Jones from improving his position.
Dayton wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Small Dayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dayton , 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Dayton !
A victorious Small Dayton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.