PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giggs Hollowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollowman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Movado kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Giggs Hollowman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Hollowman

176 cm
27
153 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Giggs Hollowman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollowman.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hollowman's face.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hollowman 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 lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones stalls.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hollowman improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hollowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollowman's brow.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Hollowman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hollowman 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.
Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hollowman looks gassed!
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hollowman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones rushes Hollowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Hollowman being controlled against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hollowman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mark Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands a head kick. Hollowman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollowman blocks the elbow strike.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hollowman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Hollowman gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollowman avoids it.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman blocks the elbow strike.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.

Hollowman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hollowman missing with strikes from the back.
Hollowman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Hollowman to control.
Hollowman thows a strike but Jones uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Jones as he ends up in Hollowman 's guard!

Hollowman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hollowman gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Hollowman has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hollowman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hollowman tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollowman's sensitive parts.
Jones connects with a single shot there.

Jones forces Hollowman back against the cage and clinches.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hollowman is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hollowman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hollowman trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollowman controlling the position.
Hollowman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones has his feet on Hollowman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Jones rushes Hollowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Hollowman shrugs off.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Hollowman's ribcage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Hollowman won't want to take too many of those.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollowman's brow.
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 prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hollowman improves position.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Hollowman blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollowman has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Giggs Hollowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jones!