PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talib Kweli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Kweli

175 cm
30
167 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

176 cm
30
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Kweli misses.
Kweli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kweli misses with an uppercut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kweli has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kweli's guard now.
Kweli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Kweli wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Kweli is working away.
Jones is pressing down on Kweli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kweli is holding on for now.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kweli gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to control but Kweli is working from the bottom.
Kweli keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

Kweli kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kweli is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but Kweli slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Kweli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is working Kweli over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kweli's face as Jones controls the position.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kweli is avoiding damage well.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones trying to control the position but Kweli is working away.
Kweli defending against the ground and pound.
Kweli can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Kweli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kweli is not content to let Jones control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kweli parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kweli to escape.
Jones staying calm.
Jones prevents Kweli from escaping the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the position.
Kweli is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Kweli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kweli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones working the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kweli seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kweli tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Jones wants to control but Kweli is keeping him busy.
Jones working the ground and pound but Kweli is defending the strikes.
Jones wants to control but Kweli is keeping him busy.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
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.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Kweli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is really struggling to control Kweli but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones working the ground and pound.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kweli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kweli dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kweli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Kweli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Kweli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kweli.
Talib Kweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kweli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Kweli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kweli.
Kweli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kweli.
Kweli tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Kweli fights it but they end up in guard.
Kweli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kweli keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kweli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Jones.
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kweli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kweli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kweli is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones works his way into side control.
Kweli tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones cracks Kweli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Kweli's head but Kweli avoids it well.
Kweli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones taking a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kweli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kweli sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kweli dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Kweli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kweli is avoiding damage well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones cracks Kweli with a big right hand but Kweli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands an elbow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kweli down.
Kweli wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kweli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kweli trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones pulls Kweli in close to his closed guard and prevents Kweli from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Talib Kweli wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kweli.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kweli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Kweli.
Kweli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Kweli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talib Kweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kweli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kweli was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kweli can do to turn this around?
Jones wants to control from the top but Kweli keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Michael Jones!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Michael Jones!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Michael Jones!

Michael Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Michael Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.