PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by The Vines - Get Free. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Long

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly Long!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Jones wants the takedown. Long is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Long's guard against the cage.
Long is trying to keep Jones in close.
Long controlling the position.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Long is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones 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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

Jones stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long gets the takedown into side control.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to control but Long postures up.
Long has knee on belly momentarily but Jones bucks him off and regains half guard.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones tries to kick Long off but Long keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Long looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Long is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones wants to improve his position but Long is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kelly Long will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Long shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Long shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Long sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Long fails to land the takedown.
Will Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Long.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.

Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Long keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Long keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Long has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Long slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Jones working a defensive guard but Long manages to pass into side control anyway.
Long takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Long's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones throws a few strikes from the bottom but Long takes advantage and mounts!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Long is having none of it.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Long lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Long working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Long takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Long lands with some strikes.
Long tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Long cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Long looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Long working Jones over with strikes here.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kelly Long has got the better of the ground game so far.

Long is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Jones with him. Jones is trying to defend but Long has an arm under the chin now! Jones grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kelly Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Long thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.