PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wall
vs
Jones

185 cm
20
249 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

185 cm
27
189 lbs
5 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Wall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Wall kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.

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

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wall regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Wall wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Wall kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Jones dives in and grabs Wall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wall pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Wall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Wall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones lands an elbow.
Wall defending against the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Wall defends.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Wall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones cracks Wall with a big right hand but Wall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wall is not content to let Jones control the position.
Wall pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wall is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Wall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wall defending against the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the action but Wall is working from the bottom.
Wall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Wall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Wall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Wall from escaping the position.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Wall's head but Wall avoids it well.
Wall wants to get back to his feet but Jones is dominant here and he's now got Wall's back!
Wall is trying to stand back up.

Jones working for the choke.
Wall holding both Jones 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wall hold on?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones struggling to land strikes to the head as Wall covers up.
Jones trying to control.
Wall looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking to break Wall's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wall remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jones will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jones throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Jones looks gassed!
Wall is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Wall avoids the strikes from Jones.
Wall is trying to stand back up.
Wall covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jones looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wall is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Wall's guard.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wall is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wall wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Wall keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wall wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wall tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Wall shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Wall persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wall wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wall's head.
Dr Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones stops Wall from standing up.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones stops Wall from standing up.
Wall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones stops Wall from standing up.
Jones is in close to Wall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Wall wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control but Wall is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones is in close to Wall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Wall blocks nicely.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Wall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wall manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Wall's guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Wall has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wall wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wall uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wall shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Wall shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Wall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Wall on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wall to the ground. Jones is now in Wall's guard.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Wall keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up in Wall's guard and throws a big left but Wall blocks it.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Wall pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wall circles away.
Wall closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Wall pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wall 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 Wall off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wall's guard.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones stops Wall from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones works over Wall with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones won't allow Wall to get back to his feet.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Wall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Wall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control but Wall is working from the bottom.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dr Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones won't allow Wall to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dr Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

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