PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Rush - Limelight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Adams

196 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Elite Nutrition Supplements

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
Jones passes to side control.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Adams wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Adams is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones turns into Adams and is now in his guard.
Jones 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 looking to pass the guard.
Adams wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jones advances to full mount.
Adams looks gassed!
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adams tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones manages to capitalize on a mistake by Adams to take his back!
Jones scores with strikes from the back.
Jones is looking to control Adams but Adams is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Adams is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Adams covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Adams right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Adams.
Jones is looking to control Adams but Adams is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Adams working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Adams keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

Adams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Adams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones'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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ted Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Adams shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adams stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Adams postures up.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily

and Adams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Adams wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ted Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.

Adams stands up from mount. Strange move.
Adams throws and low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control.
Jones keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Adams any problems.
Adamsis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Jones postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Adams won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dino Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adams won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dino Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams trying to control from the bottom.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well.
Jones works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!