PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Grant

176 cm
27
153 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
28
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.
Grant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grant off to one side.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Grant.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.

Jones darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Grant jumps guard but Jones stands there with Grant around his waist. Grant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a breather.
Grant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

Grant pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones tries to stand but Grant is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Jones.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.

Jones pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grant shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Grant jumps guard but Jones stands there with Grant around his waist. Grant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Mark Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Grant.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is looking to control Grant's arms but Grant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Grant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Grant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Grant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Grant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Grant 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grant gets slowly back to his feet.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones has Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.

Grant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grant's guard.
Grant trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

Mark Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Mark Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grant.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Grant.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Grant shoots in.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mark Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones trying to stall but Grant improves his position.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Grant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant jumps guard but Jones stands there with Grant around his waist. Grant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grant tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Grant drops back down to his feet.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Paul Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grant decides to pull guard.
Grant doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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