PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cru Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Lenk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cru Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Lenk

190 cm
29
198 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

180 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cru Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Lenk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenk throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lenk pinned against the cage. Lenk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lenk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lenk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lenk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones prevents Lenk from improving his position.

Lenk actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jones is working for a kimura but Lenk is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lenk tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lenk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lenk moves into full guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lenk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is breathing heavily.

Lenk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Lenk maintains control.

Lenk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lenk looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.

Lenk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.

Lenk looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lenk is looking for a kimura here.
Jones wants to improve his position but Lenk is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lenk seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones gets back to full guard.

Lenk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

Lenk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
Lenk is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Lenk has managed to sneak the leg through.

Lenk seems to be looking for submissions.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lenk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Lenk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lenk.
Jones looks for a takedown but Lenk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cru Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lenk misses with a kick to the body.
Timur Lenk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lenk misses with a looping right.
Lenk looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timur Lenk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones shoots in but Lenk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lenk throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lenk.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Lenk's guard.

Lenk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.

Lenk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lenk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Timur Lenk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones passes Lenk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lenk gets full guard.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lenk has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timur Lenk!