PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maxwell
vs
Jones

196 cm
19
221 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones stuffs the takedown.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Maxwell.
Maxwell landing knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.

Maxwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Maxwell tries to clinch up.
Maxwell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Maxwell counters with a takedown into side control.
Maxwell prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Jones looks gassed!
Maxwell scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to ground and pound but Jones uses the momentary lack of control by Maxwell to regain half guard.
Maxwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Maxwell works his way into side control.
Check out the look on Maxwell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maxwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maxwell working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Maxwell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Maxwell scoring with strikes.
Jones is pushing Maxwell's head away, looking to escape. Maxwell manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell misses with the ground and pound.
Maxwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Maxwell landing a few strikes.
Maxwell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maxwell landing a few strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maxwell tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maxwell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maxwell landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fails with the takedown

and Maxwell counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Ross Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maxwell forces his way into half guard.
Maxwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maxwell lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
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.

No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Maxwell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Maxwell there.
Maxwell throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell working the head and body with strikes.
Maxwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maxwell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maxwell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Maxwell won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Maxwell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maxwell unloading with bombs!
Maxwell working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maxwell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maxwell throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Maxwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maxwell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell looking to finish with strikes here!
Maxwell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ross Maxwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maxwell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maxwell.
Jones tries to buck Maxwell off but he can't manage it.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maxwell.
Jones really wants to buck Maxwell off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maxwell throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maxwell.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maxwell.
Jones tries to hold on but Maxwell postures up.
Maxwell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maxwell throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Maxwell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones connects with a right hand. Maxwell shakes it off.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Maxwell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Maxwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Maxwell isn't so interested in that idea.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell landing some decent shots from guard.
Maxwell stops Jones from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Maxwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Maxwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Maxwell closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maxwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Maxwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Maxwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maxwell is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maxwell wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Maxwell has control of the leg.
Maxwell winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tom Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Maxwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maxwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maxwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.

Maxwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four 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 defending against the ground and pound.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maxwell has time to react.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Maxwell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Maxwell gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Maxwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maxwell, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Maxwell!