PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zarch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Zarch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Jones's chin.

Zarch
vs
Jones

205 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zarch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zarch is trying to buck Jones off.
Zarch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zarch is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones prevents Zarch from escaping the position.
Zarch tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.
Zarch trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Zarch tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jones decides to stand back up.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zarch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Zarch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zarch's gas tank.

Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zarch is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.

Zarch actively working from the bottom here.
Zarch is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zarch sees it coming and defends easily.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zarch sees it coming and defends easily.
Zarch wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch moves out of range.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Zarch tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Zarch drops back down to his feet.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zarch won't allow it.

Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zarch is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Zarch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Zarch blocks nicely.

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.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Zarch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jones stands up from Zarch's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarch slips a jab from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Zarch circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch is having none of it.
Jones wants to clinch.
Zarch fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zarch!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Zarch defends it well.
Zarch working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarch is working hard here to advance position.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zarch is trying to escape the mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zarch is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones has hold of Zarch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zarch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jones 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.

Zarch with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zarch's guard now.

Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.

Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Zarch misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Zarch didn't expect that.

Jones stands up from Zarch's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chris Zarch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is leaning against Zarch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarch controls his hands.
Zarch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zarch blocking some punches.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to break free but Zarch has control.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zarch tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Zarch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Zarch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Zarch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.

Zarch is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zarch to the mat. Zarch regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Zarch working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.

Zarch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Zarch keeps moving.
Peter Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

Zarch looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zarch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.

Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zarch to his feet.
Zarch misses with a takedown

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Zarch looking for submissions off his back.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zarch defends it well.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Zarch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zarch defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zarch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones rushes Zarch and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zarch's brow.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones tries a body shot but Zarch blocks it.
Jones cracks Zarch with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zarch blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zarch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Zarch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zarch keeps it at a distance.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zarch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarch misses with a takedown

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Zarch didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

Zarch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Zarch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zarch!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Zarch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zarch is in all sorts of trouble here.

Jones is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Zarch is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Zarch flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jones anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Zarch and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jones slips an arm under Zarch chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jones has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jones is squeezing on Zarch like an anaconda would it's prey. Zarch fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Jones!