PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hankerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Joseph Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Hankerson

188 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 11 - 1

195 cm
27
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Hankerson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hankerson throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hankerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Hankerson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Hankerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Hankerson persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.

Hankerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Hankerson postures up.
Hankerson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hankerson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankerson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hankerson has passed into half guard!
Jones tries to roll over but Hankerson keeps him under control.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hankerson is working away from the top position though.

Hankerson is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hankerson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hankerson pulls his head out easily.
Jones wants to control but Hankerson is keeping busy.
Hankerson wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Hankerson is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hankerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.

Hankerson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hankerson is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Hankerson trying to control the pace.
Jones tries to roll over but Hankerson keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hankerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hankerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hankerson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hankerson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hankerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones dives in and grabs Hankerson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hankerson pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Joseph Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hankerson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hankerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Hankerson which made him look bad.
Joseph Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hankerson is defended easily by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hankerson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Hankerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Hankerson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Hankerson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones gets full guard.

Hankerson 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!
Hankerson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Hankerson struggling a bit here.
Hankerson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones wants to control but Hankerson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hankerson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hankerson tries to improve position but can't.
Jones with the ground and pound but Hankerson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hankerson trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Jones shoots in and bounces Hankerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hankerson being controlled here, momentarily.
Hankerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankerson is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones trying to control but Hankerson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joseph Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Hankerson.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Hankerson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jones clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pull guard but Hankerson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Jones clinches up with Hankerson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Hankerson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Hankerson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hankerson tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hankerson to the ground. Hankerson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hankerson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hankerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hankerson but Hankerson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Hankerson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joseph Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Hankerson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.

Jones drives through and clinches with Hankerson against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hankerson pinned against the cage. Hankerson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hankerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hankerson's half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Jones!
A very excited looking Joseph Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.