PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Heke's chin.

Jones
vs
Heke

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Heke!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones drives through and clinches with Heke against the cage.
Heke wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heke prevents it.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Heke is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Heke trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones has Heke pulled in close to control his posture.

Jones working for a triangle but Heke defends it easily.
Jones controlling Heke's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heke landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones trying to control the position here.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Heke looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Heke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Heke.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heke looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones clinches up with Heke and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heke after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Heke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.

Heke has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Heke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Heke dives into Jones's guard.
Jones controlling the position.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Heke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heke takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones moves out of range as Heke throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones rushes Heke and presses him up against the cage.

Jones jumps into guard, dragging Heke to the mat.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Heke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heke trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Heke misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Heke, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Heke against the cage but Heke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones clinches up with Heke and pushes him back against the cage.
Heke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heke uses from the top position.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Heke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones manages to pull guard.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Heke defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Heke tries to pass.
Heke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Jones pushes Heke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heke swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heke swinging wildly here.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Heke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Heke off and has taken his back!
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Heke trying to control but not successfully.
Jones is riding his opponent, not letting Heke buck him off.
Heke covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.

Heke fending off the submission attempt from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow to the head.
What can Heke do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones gets his hands free as Heke looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones dives in and grabs Heke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heke pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Heke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones stalling in the clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heke wants to break free but Jones has control.
Heke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Heke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Heke sits in half guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heke is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heke with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Heke pushes his legs off easily.
Jones pulls Heke in close to his closed guard and prevents Heke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heke defends it easily.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Heke defends easily.
Heke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heke, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heke.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heke defends it easily.
Heke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones is trying to keep Heke in close.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heke cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Heke postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Heke gets a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Heke has him pressed against the cage.
Jake Heke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heke is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Heke drags the fight down to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heke throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Jones!
A determined Frank Jones didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!