PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Dillinger has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jones
vs
Dillinger

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Dillinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
A punch combination from Dillinger misses.
No joy there for Dillinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids the head kick by Dillinger.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillinger with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dillinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jones tries for a kimura but Dillinger is defending well.
Dillinger is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dillinger, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dillinger is looking to reverse the position.
Dillinger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Dillinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillinger.

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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Dillinger keeps moving.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillinger with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dillinger won't be happy with that.
Felix Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dillinger.
Dillinger misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dillinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillinger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dillinger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger gets full guard.
Dillinger wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Dillinger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dillinger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dillinger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Dillinger pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dillinger tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Dillinger tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillinger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Dillinger.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillinger is on top in guard.
Dillinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dillinger throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Dillinger throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dillinger fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dillinger's guard now.
Dillinger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillinger is on top in guard.
Dillinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dillinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dillinger.
Dillinger throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working for a kimura but Dillinger is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones prevents Dillinger from improving his position.
Dillinger missing with punches from the bottom.
Dillinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones preventing the sweep.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Dillinger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dillinger manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillinger thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Dillinger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dillinger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dillinger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dillinger lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Dillinger.
Poor strikes thrown by Dillinger there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dillinger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dillinger misses with a head shot.
Dillinger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dillinger.
Dillinger with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dillinger.
Dillinger lands a heavy elbow.
Dillinger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Dillinger there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dillinger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dillinger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dillinger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dillinger 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! This is the final round!

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dillinger to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dillinger stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Felix Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillinger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dillinger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Dillinger is defending well.
Dillinger is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillinger shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Dillinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillinger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillinger throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Dillinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dillinger.
Dillinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dillinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dillinger rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dillinger prevents it.
Dillinger with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dillinger.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.

Dillinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dillinger clinches.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Dillinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dillinger drags the fight down to the ground.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillinger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dillinger wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Dillinger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dillinger manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Dillinger's guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillinger is keeping the position for now.
Jones preventing the sweep.

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 stopping the sweep attempt from Dillinger.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looks for a takedown but Dillinger sprawls well.
Dillinger is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Dillinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dillinger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dillinger!