PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossweiner and Russell Jones . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

B. Grossweiner
vs
Jones

185 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves out of range as Grossweiner strikes.
Grossweiner tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Grossweiner misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grossweiner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grossweiner counters with a thumping low kick.
Grossweiner throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Grossweiner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A good leg kick by Grossweiner.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Grossweiner avoids the body shot from Jones .
Grossweiner thumps Jones with a low kick.
Grossweiner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossweiner.
The fighters circling - Grossweiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossweiner blocks a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones . That's going to slow Grossweiner down.
Grossweiner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Grossweiner misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Grossweiner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grossweiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossweiner looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Grossweiner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones 's guard.
Grossweiner preventing the sweep.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grossweiner won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grossweiner stands up out of Jones 's guard for a moment - Jones manages to land a nice upkick.
Grossweiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grossweiner lands a couple of elbows.
Grossweiner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grossweiner landing with the ground and pound.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

Grossweiner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grossweiner chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grossweiner with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grossweiner defends well.
Grossweiner landing with the ground and pound.
Grossweiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to sweep here but Grossweiner controlling him for the moment.
Grossweiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Grossweiner slips an elbow through the middle.
Grossweiner lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grossweiner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grossweiner working some strikes from top position.
Grossweiner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grossweiner throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Grossweiner scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grossweiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grossweiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Grossweiner defends easily.
Grossweiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Grossweiner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Grossweiner is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Grossweiner looking to pass the guard.
Grossweiner chips away with some ground and pound.

Grossweiner 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 !

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossweiner is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James B. Grossweiner 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.

Grossweiner scores with a leg kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grossweiner has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Jones .
Grossweiner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grossweiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grossweiner looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Grossweiner misses the jab.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grossweiner misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossweiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones .
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grossweiner gets a takedown into half guard.
Grossweiner drops an elbow to the side of Jones 's head.
Grossweiner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grossweiner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Grossweiner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Grossweiner.
James B. Grossweiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grossweiner prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grossweiner.
Jones won't allow Grossweiner to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Grossweiner in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grossweiner lands a nice short elbow.
Grossweiner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossweiner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grossweiner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones trying to hold on to Grossweiner's head to control him but Grossweiner postures up.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Grossweiner in his half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Grossweiner has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grossweiner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grossweiner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grossweiner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Grossweiner is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Grossweiner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Grossweiner takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Grossweiner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossweiner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grossweiner scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Grossweiner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossweiner working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Jones is rocked!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Grossweiner finish him?
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Grossweiner blocks the strikes from Jones .
Grossweiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Grossweiner lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James B. Grossweiner 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!

Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossweiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Grossweiner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones .
Grossweiner wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Grossweiner defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Grossweiner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones checks a low kick from Grossweiner.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grossweiner.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grossweiner misses with a body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Grossweiner looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossweiner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Grossweiner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grossweiner under the eye.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossweiner throws out the jab.
Grossweiner misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossweiner.
It looked like Grossweiner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grossweiner ducks under a wild hook from Jones .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a hook.
Grossweiner misses with a kick to the body.
James B. Grossweiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Russell Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossweiner misses with a hook
and Grossweiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones blocks a head kick by Grossweiner.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Grossweiner.
Jones 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grossweiner under the eye.
Grossweiner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones checks a low kick from Grossweiner.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grossweiner lands with a slapping head kick.
Grossweiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grossweiner throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Grossweiner is predictable there
and Grossweiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossweiner misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Russell Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grossweiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones .
A good leg kick by Jones .

Grossweiner lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Grossweiner takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grossweiner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Grossweiner.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones .
Grossweiner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones .
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Grossweiner backpedaling.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with a looping left.
James B. Grossweiner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Jones .
Grossweiner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones . That did some damage!
Jones lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones .
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossweiner moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones .
Grossweiner defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Grossweiner misses with a body shot
and Grossweiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Grossweiner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Grossweiner seems content to control.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grossweiner is one step ahead there.
Grossweiner wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Grossweiner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grossweiner has managed to get both his arms back between Jones 's legs - danger averted.
Grossweiner's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russell Jones .
I think Grossweiner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for James B. Grossweiner!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for James B. Grossweiner!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for James B. Grossweiner!

James B. Grossweiner wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious James B. Grossweiner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.