PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Alab ng Puso-Abra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jon Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Austin Lambert's chin.

Lambert
vs
Jones

155 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lambert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lambert counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Lambert passes into half guard.
Jones looks winded!
Lambert trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Lambert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lambert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lambert not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Lambert is going to stand back up.
Jones trying to control but Lambert postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Jones looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lambert pushes past his half guard into mount!

Lambert looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lambert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lambert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Lambert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lambert looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lambert content just to control the position here.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Lambert has a good base and remains in mount.
Lambert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lambert looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lambert controlling his opponent.
Lambert looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lambert manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lambert gets his way!

Lambert is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones is controlling his hands well.
Jones is in bad spot here.
Lambert lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Lambert is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Lambert has Jones flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Lambert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lambert closes the distance and clinches.

Lambert jumps guard.
Jones stands up over Lambert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lambert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lambert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones wants to stand but Lambert is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Lambert is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lambert darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Lambert has control.
Lambert pressing his opponent against the cage.

Lambert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lambert closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Lambert's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lambert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones controlling Lambert's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lambert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lambert landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lambert trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying his best to control but Lambert has mounted him.
Lambert controlling the position easily from mount.
Lambert looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lambert raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Lambert throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Lambert dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Lambert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Lambert ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Lambert pulls guard successfully.
Jones won't allow Lambert to sweep him here.
Lambert is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

Lambert looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lambert.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Lambert defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Lambert is having none of it.
Lambert tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Lambert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lambert tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones is pressing down on Lambert's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lambert is holding on for now.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Lambert takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lambert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to keep Jones in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lambert is on top in guard.

Jones pushes Lambert off and gets back to his feet.
Lambert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Lambert persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lambert.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Lambert, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Lambert against the cage but Lambert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lambert clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Lambert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lambert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lambert shoots in but no luck this time.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lambert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lambert manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Lambert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Lambert is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lambert looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Lambert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Lambert is defending the position.
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!
Lambert trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Lambert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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 Austin Lambert.
Well Lambert 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Lambert!
In defeat, Jon Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'We will rise again.!'.