PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
Jones

183 cm
30
183 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boston Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stone misses the jab.
Jones looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stone's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Stone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stone moves into full guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Stone's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stays in close to Stone's body and controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boston Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A leg kick checked by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Stone.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boston Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones letting Stone take a breather here.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boston Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Jones drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Stone gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.

Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones looking to control.
Stone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stone stands up from Jones's guard - Stone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boston Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stone sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Stone connects with a jab.
Stone leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking to control.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Stone wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stone!
Stone is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Stone is not content to let Jones control the position.
Stone pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is looking to advance position but Stone won't allow it.
Jones wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Stone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones is looking to advance position but Stone won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to stand.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones passes Stone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Jones really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.

Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stone can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Stone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stone's guard.
Stone is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Stone is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones controlling the pace.
Stone is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stone tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets back to full guard.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boston Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stone's guard.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Stone wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone trying to control the position here.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Jones with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Stone closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Ben Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stone gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Stone misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone misses with a body shot.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boston Jones!