PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Becks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wayne Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Becks
vs
Jones

225 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

225 cm
24
285 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Becks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, wayne Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becks wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jacob Becks has been cut.

Becks tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Becks is controlling him.

Becks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Becks tries to clinch up
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Jones drives through and clinches with Becks against the cage.
Jones has Becks pressed against the cage, preventing Becks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is trying to break free.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Becks wants to clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Becks has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Becks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Becks is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones pulls Becks in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. wayne Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Becks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Becks is breathing heavily.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Becks trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becks lands a knee to the head.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Becks is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Becks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Becks sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Becks tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becks dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Becks on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Jones darts in and clinches Becks up against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Becks is controlling him.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Becks has him pressed against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jones gets to his feet - Becks follows without any prompting.
Jacob Becks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!

Jacob Becks's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Becks misses with a knee strike.

Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones has Becks pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becks wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. wayne Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.

Jones drives through and clinches with Becks against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wayne Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Becks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones drives through and clinches with Becks against the cage.
Becks missing with knees to the body.
Becks pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Becks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Becks stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Becks misses with an elbow strike.
Becks throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Becks pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Becks.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pushing down on Becks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Becks is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jones gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.

Jones clinches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Becks's head back.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Becks circles away.
Jacob Becks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Becks gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Becks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Becks avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Becks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Becks tries to get out of the position.

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

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Becks breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Becks moves to clinch but Jones breaks away

and Jones counters by clinching up.

Becks pulls Jones into guard.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by wayne Jones.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Becks backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones jabs Becks right on the nose. Becks blinks but takes it well.

Jacob Becks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Becks tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Becks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Becks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacob Becks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wayne Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Becks tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Becks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Becks tries to clinch

and Jones counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones breaks from the clinch.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Becks trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wayne Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Becks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Becks wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a left to the body.

Becks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Becks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Becks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Becks darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Becks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Becks wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Becks unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Becks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Becks wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Becks moves to clinch but Jones breaks away

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Becks throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones punishes Becks's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Becks tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Becks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Jones darts in and clinches Becks up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Becks throws an elbow but misses.
Becks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.

Jones pulls guard.
Becks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Becks tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by wayne Jones.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Becks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Becks closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Becks jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones pushing down on Becks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by wayne Jones.

Jones rushes Becks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becks trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Becks into the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones throws a low kick but Becks moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Becks shows good takedown defense.
Jacob Becks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wayne Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.

Jeez, Jacob Becks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacob Becks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). wayne Jones!