PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jack swanson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jones
vs
swanson

196 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jack swanson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. swanson sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
swanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

swanson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jones tries to land a front kick but swanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Jones.
swanson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
swanson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but swanson is blocking nicely.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
swanson wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but swanson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Jones is putting a hurting on swanson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones taking a breather here.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but swanson keeps working.
swanson is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
swanson tries to clinch

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
swanson is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
swanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Jones to work.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.

swanson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
swanson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
swanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
swanson wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
swanson is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones works his way into full mount!

Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but swanson frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and swanson defends it well.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so swanson is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but swanson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
swanson pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

Jones is looking for a kimura but swanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. swanson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed swanson's guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
swanson is not content to let Jones control the position.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so swanson is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is keen to just control but swanson is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
swanson won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the pace.
swanson is looking to improve his position.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones trying to control the action but swanson is working from the bottom.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robert Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Robert Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

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!
swanson is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones avoids the attempt from swanson to control.

Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
swanson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but swanson bucks and avoids them well.
swanson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns swanson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
swanson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

swanson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones connects with a high kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as swanson checks a leg kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
swanson wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
swanson trying to control from the bottom.
swanson is trying to stand.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
swanson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that swanson can do to turn this around?
Jones trying to control from half guard but swanson is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
swanson is trying to escape back to his feet but Jones uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused swanson some visible discomfort.
swanson 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.
Jones trying to control the position but swanson is working away.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones passes swanson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for swanson to stand up.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
swanson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones scores with a jab. swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones pulls guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for swanson!
Jones with shots to the head and body - swanson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
swanson tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
swanson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones looking to control but swanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones controlling from the full mount.

Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… swanson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by swanson and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
swanson 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.

Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's swanson get back to his feet.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. swanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones landing strikes.
swanson wants to get back to his feet.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
swanson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
swanson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones trying to control the action but swanson is working from the bottom.
jack swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

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