PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brody Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by "Grease Box". I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jones
vs
Esperanza

189 cm
25
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
32
222 lbs
26 - 22 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brody Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Esperanza!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esperanza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esperanza counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a hook.
Esperanza stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Esperanza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Esperanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Esperanza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Esperanza to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esperanza throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Brody Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Esperanza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Esperanza is controlling him
Esperanza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Esperanza pushes him away.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Esperanza isn't that keen on the idea.
Esperanza working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Esperanza is having none of it.
Esperanza controlling from the full mount.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Esperanza.
Poor strikes thrown by Esperanza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Esperanza controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Esperanza controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza lands a big elbow.
Esperanza controlling his opponent.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Esperanza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Esperanza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones throws a looping overhand right but Esperanza ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook
and Esperanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Esperanza closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Esperanza has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esperanza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Esperanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Esperanza wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Esperanza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Esperanza is stalling in the full guard.

Esperanza stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Esperanza counters with a nice leg kick.

Esperanza closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to push Esperanza away but Esperanza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Esperanza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esperanza prevents a body shot from Jones.
Esperanza digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Esperanza pressing his opponent against the cage.

Esperanza has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esperanza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Esperanza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Esperanza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones swinging wildly here.

Esperanza shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Esperanza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Esperanza pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Esperanza off but Esperanza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Esperanza is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Esperanza slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Esperanza is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza controlling the action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Esperanza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Esperanza lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Esperanza lands a head kick!
Esperanza slips under a jab from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Esperanza. Esperanza maintains the clinch.

Esperanza has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esperanza lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Esperanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones closes the distance but Esperanza moves to the side
and Esperanza counters with a leg kick.

Esperanza clinches.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esperanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones wants to break free but Esperanza has control.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Esperanza has him pressed against the cage.

Esperanza manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Esperanza doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Esperanza counters with a leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
enabling Esperanza to counter with a crisp jab.

Esperanza pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Esperanza lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esperanza scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esperanza with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Esperanza.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Esperanza has the dominant position.

Esperanza has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Esperanza stands up.

Esperanza has managed to clinch.
Esperanza scores with a shoulder strike.

Esperanza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Esperanza manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Esperanza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Esperanza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jimmy Esperanza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Esperanza digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Esperanza to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esperanza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Esperanza is just out of range.
Esperanza misses with a double jab.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Esperanza has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Esperanza has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is trying to push Esperanza away but Esperanza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Esperanza keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Esperanza won't allow it.
Esperanza digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jimmy Esperanza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones tries to break free but Esperanza pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esperanza digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Esperanza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Brody Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Esperanza has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Esperanza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esperanza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

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