PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xac Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xac Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Bresnar

188 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xac Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bresnar. Those never looked like landing.

Jones shoots in and bounces Bresnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Bresnar.
Jones is fighting to break Bresnar's control of his arms but Bresnar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bresnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bresnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bresnar is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresnar's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Bresnar's guard and throws a big left but Bresnar blocks it.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Bresnar.
Bresnar looks winded!
Bresnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bresnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bresnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bresnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
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 postures up in Bresnar's guard and throws a big left but Bresnar blocks it.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lock Bresnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bresnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bresnar.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bresnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Bresnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones postures up in Bresnar's guard and throws a big left but Bresnar blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Bresnar wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Bresnar wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bresnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bresnar drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Bresnar off! Bresnar jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xac Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bresnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bresnar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bresnar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Xac Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bresnar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bresnar holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bresnar tries to improve position but can't.
Jones throws an elbow but Bresnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Bresnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the strikes but Bresnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bresnar keeping control of the position.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bresnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Bresnar is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bresnar is looking to improve his position.
Bresnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Bresnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bresnar wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control here.
Bresnar wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lock Bresnar.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bresnar sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bresnar dodges it nicely.
Bresnar is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bresnar avoid being mounted?
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bresnar dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar is holding on to half guard well.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar controlling the position for now.
Bresnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bresnar has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bresnar is trying is best to control the position here.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bresnar's head.
Bresnar tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bresnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Bresnar wants to get back to full guard.
Jones throwing shots but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
Bresnar is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bresnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bresnar controlling the position well.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bresnar's head.
Bresnar is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bresnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bresnar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lock Bresnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Bresnar's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xac Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bresnar throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Bresnar's head but Bresnar avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Bresnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bresnar is avoiding damage well.
Bresnar is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Bresnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bresnar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bresnar tries to improve position but can't.
Bresnar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bresnar tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bresnar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones is putting a hurting on Bresnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but Bresnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bresnar gets back to half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones throwing shots but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
Bresnar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bresnar dodges it nicely.
Bresnar is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lock Bresnar.
Bresnar darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Bresnar.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bresnar dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Bresnar is trying to improve his position.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bresnar is looking for a sweep.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bresnar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is looking to reverse the position.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bresnar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bresnar tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Bresnar defends.
Bresnar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bresnar keeping his opponent close.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Bresnar tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Bresnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones punching from the bottom.

Bresnar wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Lock Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bresnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

Bresnar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Bresnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bresnar. What's that going to do exactly?
Bresnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Bresnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xac Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bresnar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xac Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xac Jones!