PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James J Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Change The World. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

J Jones
vs
Malone

170 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James J Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Malone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones defending well as Malone loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malone misses with a double jab.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malone.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Malone parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Malone to escape.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malone has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow.
Malone tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Malone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones trying to control the position but Malone is working away.
Malone 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Malone tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Malone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Malone looks gassed!
Jones stands and throws Malone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Malone trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Malone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. James J Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Malone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Malone misses with a wild combination.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Malone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malone has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones has Malone pressed against the cage, preventing Malone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Malone breaks from the clinch.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
Malone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James J Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malone doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Malone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Malone manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Malone's guard.
Malone keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones wants to stand but Malone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.

Jones stands up from Malone's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James J Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones shoots in but Malone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malone with a nice cross.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
James J Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malone is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Malone pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malone is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Malone defends easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malone shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malone shoots and misses

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malone's guard.
James J Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Malone.
Jones trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Malone's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malone can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Malone defends it.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carl Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malone for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Malone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malone won't allow Jones to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones trying to control the action but Malone is working from the bottom.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malone misses with a double jab

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James J Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James J Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James J Jones!