PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezikiel Construction Noise (ranked 4248 p4p, 4458 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 432 p4p, 445 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Lydia - Highly Suspect. Ezikiel Construction Noise could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Jones's chin.

Construction Noise
vs
Jones

189 cm
25
206
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezikiel Construction Noise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Construction Noise is not content to let Jones control the position.
Construction Noise manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones is looking for a sweep. Construction Noise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Construction Noise perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones wants to improve his position but Construction Noise is controlling well.
Construction Noise is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones wants to improve his position but Construction Noise is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Construction Noise passes into side.
Construction Noise tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Construction Noise content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Construction Noise wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Construction Noise's best efforts.

That's two 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.
Construction Noise is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones wants to improve his position but Construction Noise is controlling well.
Construction Noise is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones wants to improve his position but Construction Noise is controlling well.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Construction Noise from advancing position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Construction Noise drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Construction Noise manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Construction Noise performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Construction Noise is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Construction Noise seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Construction Noise is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Construction Noise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Construction Noise controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezikiel Construction Noise dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Construction Noise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones throws a right and a left that Construction Noise avoids nicely.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Construction Noise on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Construction Noise.
Construction Noise takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Construction Noise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Construction Noise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezikiel Construction Noise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Construction Noise shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Jones feints and as Construction Noise raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Construction Noise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Construction Noise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones trying to control but Construction Noise is working from the bottom.

Construction Noise working for submissions but it's allowed Jones to get to half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots 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 is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Construction Noise has managed to free his arm - good work.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Construction Noise is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.

Construction Noise looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Construction Noise is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones throwing shots but Construction Noise is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Construction Noise is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones breaks from Construction Noise's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Construction Noise on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Construction Noise tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Construction Noise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Justin Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Construction Noise is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones wants to control the pace but Construction Noise is squirming around nicely.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.

Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Construction Noise is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Construction Noise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Construction Noise fails with the takedown.
Construction Noise slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Construction Noise momentarily.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Justin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Construction Noise tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones working over Construction Noise with some ground and pound. Construction Noise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Construction Noise with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Construction Noise defends it.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Construction Noise does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones is nestled in close to Construction Noise, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Construction Noise's head.
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.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Construction Noise with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Construction Noise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Construction Noise is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Construction Noise tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Construction Noise taking shots to the head.
Construction Noise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Construction Noise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Construction Noise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Construction Noise is rocked!
Jones postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Construction Noise bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jones and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Jones!
Justin Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sakura Style for their support in the buildup to the fight.