PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Shines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Get Buck. Razor Shines has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shines
vs
Jones

199 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
227 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Shines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shines drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shines scoring with some ground and pound.
Shines sitting in guard here, content to control.

Jones looking for subs off his back but Shines has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones tries to roll over but Shines keeps him under control.
Jones is staying active underneath Shines, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shines controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razor Shines has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Shines drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shines seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Shines advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shines in particular looking to stall.

Shines decides to stand up.

Shines shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Shines finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shines trying to control the pace.
Shines is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shines sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shines 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.
Shines working Jones over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shines sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shines looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Shines maintains control.
Shines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shines takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shines landing shots from mount.
Shines trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Shines looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shines trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Shines dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shines scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shines wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Shines controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Shines's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shines controlling the position.

Shines decides to stand back up. Shines steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.

Shines has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Shines manages to pull guard.
Shines manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shines lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shines controlling from mount.
Shines fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shines wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Shines controlling the position easily from mount.
Shines's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shines trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shines controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Shines connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shines will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shines takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shines cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Shines swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Razor Shines!