PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between boss hog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

hog
vs
Jones

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

221 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, boss hog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hog misses with a straight left.
A big left from hog misses.
hog misses with a looping right.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones throws a strike but hog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
hog tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
hog wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but hog is one step ahead there.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in hog's guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead hog has managed to sweep!
hog has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.

Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
hog swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
hog misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from hog.
hog working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for hog.
hog throws a head punch that misses.
hog lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jake Jones has been cut.
hog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
hog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
hog has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
hog misses with a punch on the inside.
hog lands with a light punch inside.
hog swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from hog fails to land.
hog misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for hog.
hog is breathing heavily.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking for a takedown.
boss hog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones is working for takedown but hog is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
hog lands with a short shot to the head.
hog takes a knee to the side of the body.
hog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but hog pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from hog.
boss hog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones slips under a jab from hog.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hog as he avoids it easily.
hog misses with a hook.
hog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches hog napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones wants to control but hog is keeping him busy.
Jones working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones closes the distance and pushes hog back into the cage.
Jones has hog pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. hog manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones tries to pull guard but hog won't allow it.
hog misses with some punches.
hog misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. hog gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
boss hog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jones.
hog misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from hog fails to land.
hog misses with a hook from the clinch.
hog misses with a short punch on the inside.
hog misses with a hook from the clinch.
hog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones controls hog momentarily but hog frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hog!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hog's face.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hog?
Jones won't let hog get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
hog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hog is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that hog really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones cracks hog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones with shots to the head and body - hog looks very uncomfortable down there.

Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force hog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so hog shrugs it off.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones scoring with strikes but hog is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hog misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
hog throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
hog throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
hog throws a big shot that misses.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. hog tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in hog's guard.
Jones throws a strike but hog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jake Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hog hang on?
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones landing strikes from the mount and hog is in trouble!
hog is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
boss hog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hog is looking to escape.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones looking to finish hog with some ground and pound. This is bad for hog!
hog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hog wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but hog is having none of it.
hog is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish hog with some ground and pound. This is bad for hog!
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones unloading with bombs!
hog is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hog is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

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