PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jonh jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jonh jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Bass's chin.

jones
vs
Bass

195 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jonh jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Bass!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bass.
jones is looking to clinch.
jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bass.
jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jones misses with a low kick.
jones tries to clinch but Bass is having none of it.
Bass's corner calls for a 1-2. Bass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like jonh jones has been cut.
jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Bass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
jones tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. jones defends it nicely.
jones throws a head kick that misses.
jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bass counters with a nice double leg into side control. jones won't be happy with that.
jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bass tries to score with some ground and pound. jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bass trying to control the position but jones is working away.
An elbow from Bass crashes against the mat.
Bass working the ground and pound from side control.
Bass is working jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bass lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bass throws an elbow but jones slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to score with some ground and pound. jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bass working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bass scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at jones to see if he's OK.
jones pushes Bass away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bass gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
jones is breathing heavily.
Bass throwing shots but missing, from side control.
jones dodges the ground and pound from Bass.
jones prevents Bass from moving into mount.
jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bass working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones tries to bench press Bass off him but Bass keeps the position.
Bass has control of an arm but jones manages to advance to Bass's back!
jones is trying to stick to Bass's back but Bass is turning into jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bass.
Bass working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of jones's head.

jonh jones's cut is getting worse.
Bass throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass trying to control but jones is working from the bottom.
Bass throws and elbow that misses. jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bass's guard. Nice move by jones!
Bass looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jonh jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bass shoots in and bounces jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bass throws and elbow that misses. jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bass's guard. Nice move by jones!
Bass is trying to keep jones in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst jones is controlling him.
Jon Bass has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bass wants to sweep here but jones controlling him for the moment.
jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two 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.
Bass is trying to keep jones in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bass looking for a sweep. Not yet Bass, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from jones.
jones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bass counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bass controlling the pace.
Bass throws a strike but jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jones is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jonh jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A shot to the body from jones misses
and Bass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bass fails with a takedown attempt.
jones misses with a combination

and Bass counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in jones's guard now.
Bass looking to pass the guard.
Bass throwing strikes but missing.
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass prevents jones from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bass looking to sit in guard and control but jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bass trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bass shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. jones is trying to defend but Bass finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bass trying to control the action but jones is working from the bottom.
Bass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones moves into full guard.
Bass looking to pass the guard.
Bass wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
Bass keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of jones's head.
Bass wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
jones has Bass pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bass trying to control the position from guard on top but jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bass really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jonh jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bass shoots in and drives through. jones sprawls well.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bass counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for jones!
Bass lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bass lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bass throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bass looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass is nestled in close to jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bass lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bass.
Bass is just content to waste time from the top position. jones takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bass postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass scoring with some ground and pound.
Bass postures up in jones's guard and throws a big left but jones blocks it.
Bass wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
jones is looking to stand up but Bass isn't so interested in that idea.
jones looking for a sweep. Not yet jones, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bass is looking to work some ground and pound but jones has wrist control.
Bass content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bass controls the pace.
jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bass forces his way into half guard.
Bass slips a nice elbow through jones's hands, connecting with jones's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bass lands strikes from half guard.
Bass prevents jones from standing back up.
jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
jones is trying to stand back up but Bass is controlling him
jones taking some punishment here, with Bass in his half guard.
jones wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bass dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on jonh jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bass counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bass.
Bass is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Bass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bass trying to control from half guard but jones is working away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones wants to control but Bass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
jones is refusing to be controlled, as Bass sits in half guard.
Bass working over jones with some ground and pound. jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bass.
jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bass.

That's two 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 is not content to let Bass control the position.
Bass looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bass trying to control from half guard but jones is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bass in particular looking to stall.
Bass working jones over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bass not doing much here.
Jon Bass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Bass.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bass.
Bass working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bass is looking to take a break and control but jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass cracks jones with a big elbow.
jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bass off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bass looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
jones is trying to stick to Bass's back but Bass is turning into jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bass 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bass!
Jon Bass is the new light heavyweight champion!