PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jason jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Alkofer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to jason jones's chin.

Alkofer
vs
jones

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
283 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jason jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alkofer shoots in and bounces jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alkofer stays in close to jones's body and controls the position.
jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alkofer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Alkofer stands up and waves to jones to follow him.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts jones as he jumps to the side.
jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and jones wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Alkofer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in jones's guard now.
Alkofer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alkofer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alkofer throws a big right hand that misses.
Alkofer advances to half guard.
Alkofer lands with a punch from half guard.
Alkofer is controlling the pace.
Alkofer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down jones for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under jones.
jones wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for jones!
Alkofer wants to control the pace but jones is squirming around nicely.
Alkofer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of jones's face.

Alkofer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alkofer lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones really wants to buck Alkofer off and get back to his feet.
Alkofer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Alkofer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alkofer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alkofer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alkofer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alkofer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Alkofer dominated that round.
That's time! Alkofer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alkofer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alkofer in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer is keen to just control but jones is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Alkofer.
Alkofer shoots and misses

and jones counters by moving into the clinch.
jones stops a takedown attempt from Alkofer.

Alkofer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics jones uses from the top position.

Alkofer looking for a guillotine here but jones defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Alkofer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones wants to control from the top but Alkofer keeps moving.

jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alkofer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of jones, into his guard.
Alkofer advances to half guard.

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.
jones wants to get back to full guard.
Alkofer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chuck Alkofer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
jones is refusing to be controlled, as Alkofer sits in half guard.

Alkofer is trying to work for a kimura but jones is defending well.
jones is trying to control but Alkofer passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer trying to control the position but jones is working away.
jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alkofer throws a strike aimed at the side of jones's head but jones avoids it well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Alkofer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
jones trying to control but Alkofer postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alkofer trying to control from half guard but jones is working away.

Alkofer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Alkofer dominated that second round.
That's time! Alkofer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alkofer.
jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alkofer.

Alkofer 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.
Alkofer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of jones's head.
Alkofer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

jones is working an open guard so Alkofer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alkofer.
jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Alkofer. Alkofer gets slowly back to his feet.

jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
jones slips a nice elbow through Alkofer's hands, connecting with Alkofer's forehead.
jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alkofer keeps working.
jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alkofer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones is trying to control. Alkofer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

jones is working for a submission of some sort.

jones is trying to work for a kimura but Alkofer is defending well.
jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alkofer fails with the takedown

and jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
jones is trying to control. Alkofer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
jones wants to pass to mount but Alkofer is defending the position.
Alkofer is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alkofer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alkofer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Alkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alkofer napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
jason jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jones throws an elbow but Alkofer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alkofer tries to get back to half guard but can't.

jones decides to stand back up.
jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Alkofer counters with a single leg into guard. jones didn't expect that.
jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alkofer.

Alkofer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on jones, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alkofer gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Alkofer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alkofer, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Alkofer!