PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jordan jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jordan jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

jones
vs
man

185 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

180 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, jordan jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bat man!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jones throws a right and a left that man avoids nicely.
man misses with an uppercut.
man takes one to the chin there.
man scores with a crisp jab that stopped jones in his tracks.
man lunges at jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by jones's hand.
man checks a leg kick.
jones misses with an attempted mid kick.

man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. jones is trying to defend but man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
jones is trying to stand up here but man is controlling him well.
man trying to control the action but jones is working from the bottom.
man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
man is pressing down on jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. jones is holding on for now.
man is stalling here. jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! man seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
man is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but man keeps working.
man tries to get to full guard but jones has control of the leg.
jones tries to pass to full mount but man defends it.

man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but jones pulls his head out easily.
jones is thwarting man's attempts to control the position.
man tries to get to full guard but jones has control of the leg.
man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but jones pulls his head out easily.
man wants to control but jones is keeping busy.
man is trying is best to control the position here.
man looks gassed!
man trying to hold on to jones's head to control him but jones postures up.
man tries to roll over but jones keeps him under control.

That's four 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.

jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and man defends it well.
man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
jones wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.

man looking for a guillotine here but jones defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bat man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and jones wants it to stay on the feet.
jones tries to clinch up

and man counters with a nice double leg into side control. jones won't be happy with that.

jones explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
man keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from jones as man shoots in.
jones is looking to clinch but man is avoiding it.
jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as man backs up against the cage.
jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from man.
jordan jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bat man.
jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. jones catches man right on the button with a cross.
jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
man is breathing heavily.
man misses with a takedown attempt - jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
man shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
jordan jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by man or perhaps it was just good defense by jones which made him look bad.
jones tries to score with a low kick but man moves his leg out of the way.
Horrible takedown by man or perhaps it was just good defense by jones which made him look bad.

jones clinches with his opponent.
jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and man avoids it.
man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
jones taking a breather.
jones tries a knee to the head but man blocks it.
jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from man.
jones trying to control the position but instead, man has worked for underhooks and has pushed jones into the cage.
jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. man is defending well for now.
man goes for a takedown attempt but jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
jones throws out a leg kick but man moves out of range and jones only half commits.

jones has managed to clinch.
jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from man.
A knee to the head by jones.
jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
jones trying to land knees to the body.
jones is looking to control man's arms but man gets an underhook and turns him. Now jones has his back to the cage.

man gets control of jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. man will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.

man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. jones defends it easily.
jones wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.
jones passes into half guard.

man looking for a kimura from the bottom but jones passes into side control!

jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
man sneaks back into half guard.

man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but jones pulls his head out easily.

man looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jordan jones dominated that second round.
That's time! jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
man drops down looking for an ankle pick but jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. man showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, man seems content to control.
man uses his free foot to push down on jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
man lands a big elbow.
man trying to control but he's not successful this time.

man goes for an armbar but jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from jones.
jones wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

man looking for a guillotine here but jones defends easily.
jones is looking to stand up but man won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
man wants to control the position but jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
jones working the head and body with strikes.

man is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and jones has latched onto it... Big trouble! jones pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it man is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jordan jones!