PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Beast Jones (ranked 2834 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Jason Spartan (ranked 325 p4p, 344 weight class). Spartan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Try That in a Small Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Spartan

194 cm
20
220
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
204
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Beast Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.

Spartan clinches.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartan.
Spartan wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones jumps guard but Spartan stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Spartan controls the action.
Spartan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones tries a body shot but Spartan blocks it.
Jones lands a nice elbow.

Spartan tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spartan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spartan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Spartan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones looking to control.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spartan tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Spartan advances to half guard.
Spartan is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spartan trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

Jones has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spartan is on him like a limpet, forcing Jones back against the cage.
Spartan working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Spartan blocks the elbow strike.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spartan's efforts to push away.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Spartan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spartan's brow.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartan's elbow.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spartan manages to get himself to full guard.

Spartan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Spartan wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling Spartan's posture.
Spartan throwing strikes but missing.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Spartan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spartan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Spartan gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Spartan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spartan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jason Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Spartan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Spartan. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Spartan.
Spartan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones throws a leg kick but Spartan sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones has Spartan up against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartan's elbow.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Spartan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black Beast Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spartan avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Spartan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spartan staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spartan on his heels. He'll look to pass Spartan's guard now, I'm sure.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spartan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spartan working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Spartan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Spartan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spartan is aware though and is defending well.
Spartan is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Spartan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black Beast Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spartan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Spartan gets back to half guard.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spartan wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartan is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Beast Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spartan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Spartan moves into the clinch successfully.
Black Beast Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spartan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spartan is able to avoid easily.
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spartan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spartan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spartan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones is looking to clinch but Spartan is avoiding it.

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones prevents Spartan from improving his position.

Jones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Spartan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Black Beast Jones!