PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep. Hargh has chosen Dominant view as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Hargh

185 cm
27
179 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

175 cm
26
173 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Juan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hargh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Hargh on that attempt.
Hargh throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hargh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Juan Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Hargh 's defenses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hargh .
Jones lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hargh !
Hargh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hargh counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hargh wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hargh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hargh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hargh throwing strikes but missing.
Jones wants to stand but Hargh is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Hargh throwing strikes but missing.

Jones has his foot on Hargh 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hargh works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hargh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hargh closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Hargh pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hargh lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Hargh slips under a jab from Jones.
Juan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hargh throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Hargh takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
A cross from Hargh lands.
Hargh tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hargh throws a big shot that misses.
Hargh misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hargh fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hargh .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hargh misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Hargh is out of range.
Juan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Hargh moved out of range.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Hargh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hargh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargh is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Hargh is having none of it.
Hargh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hargh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargh wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hargh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hargh passes into half guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Hargh is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Hargh is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Hargh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hargh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hargh lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Hargh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Hargh blocks the low kick.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hargh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hargh .
Hargh misses with a straight left.
Hargh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hargh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hargh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hargh .
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hargh is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the body from Jones misses

and Hargh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hargh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hargh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hargh chips away with some ground and pound.

Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ken Hargh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones looks to land a combination but Hargh avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Hargh swinging wildly here.
Hargh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Hargh backing up. Hargh nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones throws a combination. Hargh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hargh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hargh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hargh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones stuns Hargh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hargh stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Hargh fails with the takedown.
Hargh misses with a straight right.
Hargh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargh works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Hargh is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Hargh backpedaling.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Hargh throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hargh shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Jones moves out of range as Hargh strikes.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hargh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hargh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hargh knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Hargh avoids it.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hargh scores a takedown into full mount!
Hargh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hargh looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Hargh wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones tries to hold on but Hargh pushes him away.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hargh .
Hargh takes Jones's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jones is in trouble.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones fending off the submission attempt from Hargh .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Hargh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hargh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Hargh is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Hargh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hargh throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to improve his position but Hargh is controlling well.
Hargh is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Hargh is controlling him
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hargh on the ground.
Hargh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hargh wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh works his foot free and advances to mount.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hargh .
Hargh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hargh .
Hargh prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Hargh working the ground and pound effectively.
Hargh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones stops Hargh from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hargh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Hargh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hargh scoring with punches from side control.

Hargh swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hargh 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hargh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hargh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hargh trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Hargh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Juan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hargh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hargh keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hargh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Hargh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Hargh both land. Nice combination.
Hargh misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hargh throws a one two combo.
Hargh misses with a body shot.
Ken Hargh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Hargh misses.
Hargh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hargh moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hargh shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Hargh 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.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hargh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hargh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hargh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hargh !