PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giggs Hollowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hollowman's choice of entrance music: Movado. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Hollowman

176 cm
26
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giggs Hollowman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hollowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollowman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones working Hollowman over with knees to the body.
Hollowman blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollowman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Hollowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollowman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has Hollowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones wants to stall.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollowman goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jones moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Hollowman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
Jones is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hollowman dives into side control.
Hollowman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hollowman decides to stand back up. Hollowman steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Hollowman throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Hollowman in a clinch.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hollowman wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hollowman as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollowman avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Hollowman wants a takedown.
Hollowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollowman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hollowman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jones drives through and clinches with Hollowman against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Hollowman is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hollowman's face.
Hollowman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hollowman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollowman being controlled against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollowman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Hollowman avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones is trying to stall.
Maybe Jones would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Hollowman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hollowman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Giggs Hollowman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Hollowman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hollowman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hollowman stops Jones from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giggs Hollowman.

Hollowman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Hollowman trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hollowman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Jones pushes Hollowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Hollowman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Hollowman tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Hollowman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giggs Hollowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hollowman.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Hollowman dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollowman's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Hollowman goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollowman cracks Jones with an open hand slap.

It looks like Mark Jones has been cut.
Mark Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hollowman feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Hollowman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hollowman gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hollowman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hollowman stands up from Jones's guard - Hollowman perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Hollowman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones tries to stall but Hollowman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Hollowman goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones clinches.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollowman tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones trying to stall but Hollowman improves his position.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollowman is defending well for now.
Hollowman has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is looking to control Hollowman's arms but Hollowman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollowman avoids it.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hollowman is keeping busy.
Hollowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.

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.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollowman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollowman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giggs Hollowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hollowman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giggs Hollowman!