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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jones (ranked 5136 p4p, 4665 weight class) and Elliot Carney (ranked 437 p4p, 398 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Carney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carney looking for submissions off his back.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Carney punching from the bottom.
Carney gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Carney's brow.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Carney keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carney is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carney tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Carney is defending well.
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.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carney wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Carney breaks away and moves out of range.
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.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones postures up.
Jones stands up over Carney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Carney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Carney's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Carney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Carney struggling a bit here.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Carney's hands, connecting with Carney's forehead.
Johnny Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works his way into side control.
Carney gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with strikes but Carney is staying in there.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carney taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones prevents Carney from getting the reversal.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Carney is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Carney is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carney seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Carney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones breaks from Carney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carney wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Carney tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Carney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Carney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carney!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carney for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carney can do to turn this around?
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carney looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Carney tries to tie him up.
Carney tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Carney gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Carney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carney tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Carney.
Carney manages to break the clinch.
Carney tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Carney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Carney didn't expect that.
Carney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones passes Carney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Carney's temple.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Carney has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jones is on him like a limpet, forcing Carney back against the cage.
Jones has Carney pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Carney tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Carney's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Carney does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
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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FIGHT
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