PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, jake the peg by rolf harris . Jon Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bongo
vs
Jones

182 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongo shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Bongo. Bongo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce Bongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves out of range as Bongo throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bongo.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bongo.
Jones dives in and grabs Bongo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bongo pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Bongo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Bongo throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bongo shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but Bongo keeps it at a distance.
Bongo shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bongo being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones trying to control but Bongo is working from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones advances to half guard.
Bongo is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bongo is working hard here to advance position.
Jones prevents Bongo from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bongo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Bongo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bongo manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Bongo's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Jones gets to his feet - Bongo follows without any prompting.
Bongo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bongo napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Bongo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones wants to control but Bongo is keeping him busy.
Jones is putting a hurting on Bongo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bongo wants to control but Jones postures up.
Bongo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bongo is trying to improve his position.
Jones lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Bongo is working from the bottom.
Bongo looking for a sweep but Jones has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bongo tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongo is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Bongo tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones throws a leg kick which misses Bongo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bongo tries to avoid it.
Bongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bongo defends it nicely.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bongo's calf.
Bongo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bongo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Bongo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bongo scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bongo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Bongo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongo circles away.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Bongo lands with a good body shot.
Bongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bongo misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Bongo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Bongo persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo misses with a combination

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Bongo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bongo manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Bongo's guard.
Bongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bongo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo looking to pass the guard.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Bongo has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Bongo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks for a takedown but Bongo sprawls well.
Bongo misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Bongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Bongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Bongo shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Bongo tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bongo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to take a breather but Bongo is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bongo is looking to improve his position.
Bongo is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones wants to pass to mount but Bongo is defending the position.
Bongo manages to get to full guard.
Bongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bongo, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bongo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones prevents Bongo from improving his position.
Bongo trying to control from the bottom.
Jones wants to take a breather but Bongo is having none of it.
Bongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo trying to control from the bottom.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bongo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bongo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Bongo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bongo tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Bongo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bongo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo is trying desperately to improve position.
Bongo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones blocks Bongo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones punching from mount but Bongo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bongo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bongo is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Bruce Bongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bongo tries to hold on but Jones postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

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