PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, South of Heaven. Arthur Dayne had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dayne
vs
Jones

191 cm
24
258 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
254 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Jones crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Jones regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Jamal Jones has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, if Dayne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Dayne finish him?
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Dayne drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dayne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones wants to improve his position but Dayne is controlling well.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Dayne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dayne with the ground and pound from mount.
Dayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dayne lands with some strikes.
Dayne wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Dayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dayne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones taking shots to the head.
Dayne controlling from mount.
Dayne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Dayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayne controlling his opponent.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal 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.

Dayne has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
A short left from Dayne.
Jones tries to pull guard but Dayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Dayne improves position.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Dayne as the two fighters clinch.
Dayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Dayne lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dayne.
Dayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Dayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Dayne pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dayne lands a body punch.

Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamal Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dayne lands a big shot that drops Jones! Can he finish him?
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dayne controls the pace.
Dayne wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dayne wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Dayne wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dayne is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jones.
Dayne cracks Jones with a big elbow.

Dayne stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dayne waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jones.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones avoids the head kick by Dayne.

Dayne closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Dayne on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dayne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Dayne lands with a light punch inside.
Dayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Dayne manages to break the clinch.
Dayne lands with a nice body kick.
Dayne jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Dayne lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! Dayne lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for Dayne.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!