|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Asgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loke Asgard!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgard throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Loke Asgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asgard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Asgard.
Asgard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Asgard jumps guard but Jones stands there with Asgard around his waist. Asgard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Asgard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Asgard scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asgard.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Asgard moves out of range.
Asgard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shane Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loke Asgard.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asgard moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Asgard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asgard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Asgard showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Asgard is keeping busy.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Asgard pulls his head out easily.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Asgard is working away from the top position though.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Asgard trying to control the pace.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Asgard throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Asgard wants to sweep but no luck.
Asgard controlling the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Asgard keeps moving.
Asgard wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Asgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asgard is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones trying to control but Asgard is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asgard drops Jones with a nice combination! Asgard dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Shane Jones has been cut.
Asgard gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asgard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asgard looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Asgard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asgard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asgard connects with a decent elbow.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgard has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Asgard tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asgard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asgard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Asgard dominates the positioning.
Jones struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Asgard prevents Jones from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asgard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Asgard with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Asgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Asgard throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asgard fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asgard shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Asgard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones drives through and clinches with Asgard against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Asgard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shane Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loke Asgard.
Jones wants to stall.
Asgard looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Asgard jumps guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgard keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Asgard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones trying to control but Asgard is working from the bottom.
Asgard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Asgard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Asgard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgard working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Asgard is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Asgard pulls his head out easily.
Asgard trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones is trying to control the position but Asgard postures up.
Asgard 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asgard won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Asgard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Asgard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Asgard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones rushes Asgard and presses him up against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asgard.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Asgard 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.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Asgard misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones tries to clinch but Asgard moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asgard closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Asgard pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones clinches up with Asgard and pushes him back against the cage.
Asgard tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Asgard drops back down to his feet.
Asgard fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Asgard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Asgard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Shane Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Asgard scores with a four punch combination!
Jones pushes Asgard up against the cage in a clinch.
Asgard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Asgard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Asgard keeps him there for the moment.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asgard is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Asgard letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Asgard from controlling successfully.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Asgard is now in half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asgard stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is controlling Asgard's posture.
Asgard wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Asgard is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Asgard wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Asgard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Asgard advances to half guard.
Asgard is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones wants to control but Asgard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Still in half guard, Asgard seems content to control.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Asgard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Asgard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Asgard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Asgard content to stall in guard here.
Asgard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shane Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loke Asgard.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Asgard lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Asgard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Asgard content just to control the position here.
Asgard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones wants to control but Asgard is having none of it.
Asgard tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Asgard landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to control but Asgard is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asgard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones tries to hold on but Asgard pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loke Asgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asgard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loke Asgard!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
