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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jones (ranked 3524 p4p, 4605 weight class) and Eli Hancock (ranked 300 p4p, 363 weight class). Eli Hancock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Hancock!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hancock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hancock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hancock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Hancock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hancock manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Hancock's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones throws a strike but Hancock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hancock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hancock pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
Hancock wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Hancock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Hancock off looking to stand but Hancock dives back in and keeps control.
Hancock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Hancock advancing to mount.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hancock drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hancock has Jones in his guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hancock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hancock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Hancock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hancock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones is in close to Hancock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jones dominated that 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.
Hancock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hancock quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hancock is looking to escape.
Hancock is trying to get back to full guard.
Hancock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Johnny Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hancock working to try and regain half guard.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hancock can do to turn this around?
Hancock is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hancock tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hancock hang on?
The referee warns Hancock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones cracks Hancock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Hancock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from Hancock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones scoring with strikes but Hancock is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hancock is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Hancock is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eli Hancock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hancock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Hancock is keeping the position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hancock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hancock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Hancock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones defending well as Hancock loads up on a big left hand.
Hancock throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Hancock fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Jones!
A relieved looking Johnny Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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