PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Jhones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carney
vs
Jhones

167 cm
18
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 New York, George Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Jhones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carney really is a fat lump.
Jhones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jhones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jhones looks winded!
Carney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jhones backwards.
Jhones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
George Carney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Jhones.
Carney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jhones is defending well for now.

Carney jumps into guard, dragging Jhones to the mat.
Carney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Carney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney controlling from mount.

Carney has hold of Jhones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jhones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carney throwing strikes here but Jhones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carney controlling from mount.

We're going to have a standup here because George Carney wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Carney pushes Jhones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhones goes for a takedown attempt but Carney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Carney drives through with a takedown into Jhones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Carney stands up from Jhones's guard - Carney perhaps looking for a knockout.

Carney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Carney dominated that 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.

Carney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jhones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
George Carney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jhones.
Jhones tries to score a body lock takedown but Carney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Carney jumps guard.
Carney wants to sweep here but Jhones controlling him for the moment.
Jhones is breathing heavily.
Carney has control of Jhones's left arm, preventing Jhones from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jhones gets caught napping as Carney dives in and scores a takedown. Jhones manages to retain guard.

Carney gets to his feet. Jhones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Carney rushes Jhones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jhones managing to block the knees to the body from Carney.

Carney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jhones uses from the top position.

Jhones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carney pulls Jhones in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Carney wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Carney gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jhones is avoiding damage well.
Jhones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jhones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carney.
Carney controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carney tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Carney dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jhones moves out of range of the body kick from Carney.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carney.

Carney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carney tries to score with some ground and pound. Jhones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jhones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jhones is avoiding damage well.
Carney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carney in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Carney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Carney just wasn't active enough.
Carney misses with a head kick.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Carney.
Carney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jhones can do to turn this around?

Carney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because George Carney wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Carney has managed to clinch.

Carney decides to pull guard.

Carney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jhones defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney is pulling down on Jhones's head to control his posture.
Steven Jhones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Carney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because George Carney wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Carney forces Jhones back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Carney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carney 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Carney!