PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Infamous might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slaughterhouse - Warriors. Jones has chosen Doctor Jones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Infamous
vs
Jones

210 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

184 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Infliction Fight Gear
Knock Out Artistry

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Infamous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Infamous misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous working away.
An elbow from Infamous crashes against the mat.
Infamous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jones throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jones tries to clinch but Infamous moves away

and Infamous counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Infamous won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Infamous trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Infamous is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Infamous is keeping the position for now.
Infamous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.

Infamous is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Infamous really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones working over Infamous with some ground and pound. Infamous looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Infamous keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is thwarting Infamous's attempts to control the position.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Infamous looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones is leaning against Infamous and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones keeps control of Infamous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Infamous is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Infamous counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Infamous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Infamous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Infamous stops Jones from standing up.
Infamous lands a couple of elbows.
Infamous stops Jones from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Infamous throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Infamous is defended easily by Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones rushes Infamous and presses him up against the cage.
Infamous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to clinch
and Infamous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Infamous is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Infamous looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones closes the distance but Infamous moves to the side
and Infamous counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Infamous dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones looks to clinch
letting Infamous counter with a right hand.
Infamous circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Infamous to counter with a crisp jab.
Infamous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Infamous looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Infamous up and slammed him! Infamous can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Infamous is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones trying to control the action but Infamous is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Infamous taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Infamous is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Infamous is keeping him busy.
Infamous manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Infamous throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Infamous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Infamous doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Infamous is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Chris Infamous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the action here.

Infamous looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Infamous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Infamous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

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.

Infamous actively working from the bottom here.
Infamous is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.

Infamous looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to control the action but Infamous is working from the bottom.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Infamous's hands, connecting with Infamous's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Infamous misses with a takedown

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Infamous is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Infamous counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones seems keen to control Infamous's posture.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Infamous.
Jones wants to stand but Infamous is controlling the position.
Jones has his hands on Infamous's head, controlling the position.
Infamous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infamous is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Infamous isn't so interested in that idea.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to sweep here but Infamous controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Infamous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Infamous misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones clinches but Infamous breaks the clinch
and Infamous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Infamous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Infamous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Infamous is working away.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Infamous's head.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Infamous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Infamous takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Infamous is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones prevents Infamous from improving his position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Infamous keeps working.

That's four 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.

Infamous looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones working Infamous over with strikes.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Infamous does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Infamous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones trying to advance position but Infamous counters by regaining guard.
Infamous controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

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