PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's entrance music is Mash Up. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ali
vs
Jones

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chemical Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali misses with a low kick.

Jones rushes Ali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali can't break the clinch.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali jumps guard but Jones stands there with Ali around his waist. Ali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ali smiles and moves away.
Jones throws a push kick but Ali slaps the foot to one side.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones looks gassed!
Jones prevents Ali from getting the reversal.
Ali tries to control Jones's body but Jones pushes him off. Ali squirms to his side and now Jones has his back!
Ali tries to escape but Jones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ali is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ali is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jones controlling the positon.
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Ali manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones controls Ali momentarily but Ali frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ali drops Jones with a nice combination! Ali dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones pulls Ali in close to his closed guard and prevents Ali from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him?
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ali manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Ali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Ali wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones pulls Ali in close to prevent any damage.

Ali drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Ali is striking from the bottom but Jones uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jones jumps into side control!
Ali looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Ali wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Ali is looking to get to half guard.
Ali wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Ali trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.
Ali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ali is working to get back to half guard.
Jones blocks Ali's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chemical Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A right-left combo lands from Ali.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones checks a leg kick.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Ali wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ali defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is looking to escape.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ali tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Ali throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.

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.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Chemical Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.

That has opened up Mike Jones's cut even more.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

Jones feints and as Ali raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jones gets to his feet. Ali looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ali tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ali to the ground. Ali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Ali is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Ali settles back down.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Ali wants a takedown.
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ali fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ali wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

Jones gets to his feet. Ali looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chemical Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali motions for Jones to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
Ali swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones staying out of range there.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Jones slips under a jab.
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ali checks it.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chemical Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jones is rocked!
Ali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?

The cut above Mike Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones checks the leg kick.

Ali gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes Ali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ali tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Ali is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ali doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.

Ali isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Ali on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Ali is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Mike Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Ali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Ali, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Ali against the cage but Ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones shoots in but Ali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Chemical Ali is winning the standup battle so far.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Ali tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into full mount!
Ali is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chemical Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chemical Ali!