PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koby Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesi Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hart
vs
Jones

180 cm
23
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koby Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesi Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hart.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.

Hart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.

Jones swings around for an armbar but Hart sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Koby Hart just wasn't active enough.

Jones tries to sprawl but Hart drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones trying to control here.
Hart slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Koby Hart just wasn't active enough.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones looks winded!
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Koby Hart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koby Hart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Hart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Koby Hart wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Hart 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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koby Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kesi Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Hart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hart has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart controlling the position from side mount.
Hart 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Hart control the position.
Hart is chipping away with strikes.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hart controlling the position from side mount.
Koby Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hart landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hart is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Hart transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hart! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koby Hart!
In his post fight interview, Koby Hart started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.