PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Florencio Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Una Vela. Jesse Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Florencio Bernardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bernardo
vs
Jones

183 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Brute

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bernardo misses with a two punch combination.
Bernardo throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bernardo defending well though.
Jones is pressing down on Bernardo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bernardo is holding on for now.
Bernardo wants to get back to his feet.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bernardo's head.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones controlling the action here.
Bernardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo is trying to stand.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Bernardo is defending well.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bernardo sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Bernardo pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones working over Bernardo with some ground and pound. Bernardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones trying to work for an americana but Bernardo has managed to regain full guard.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bernardo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bernardo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bernardo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo tries to get to his feet but Jones is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Bernardo in his guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bernardo won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Bernardo wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bernardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bernardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Florencio Bernardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernardo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bernardo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Bernardo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jesse Jones has been cut.
Bernardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Bernardo.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernardo.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Bernardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Florencio Bernardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Bernardo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bernardo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Bernardo defends.
Jones prevents Bernardo from escaping the position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Jones throwing strikes but Bernardo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bernardo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Bernardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Bernardo misses with a double jab

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bernardo is looking to escape.
Bernardo is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jesse Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Bernardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bernardo is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo has given up his back here. Will Jones look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Bernardo is taking damage to the body and head.
Bernardo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bernardo prevents Jones from getting a body triangle.

Jones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bernardo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bernardo for a finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bernardo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Bernardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Bernardo sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bernardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bernardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bernardo is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Bernardo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo swinging wildly here.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Bernardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Florencio Bernardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jones.
Bernardo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bernardo looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Bernardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bernardo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones tries to move into range but Bernardo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bernardo wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Bernardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Bernardo is defending the position.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bernardo!

Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jesse Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Jones!
After winning the bout, Jesse Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.