PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robyn Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Hussein

193 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
29
200 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jones misses.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Hussein should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown but Hussein sprawls well.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hussein controlling the position.
Hussein throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hussein is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Robyn Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
No luck for Hussein with that takedown attempt.
Hussein shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.

Jones rushes Hussein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Hussein up, before dumping him to the ground. Hussein manages to land in guard.
Hussein tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hussein wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Hussein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Hussein controlling him for the moment.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hussein is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hussein looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robyn Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robyn Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hussein swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Hussein dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Hussein's head and hops out.

Hussein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hussein trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Hussein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hussein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones wants to control but Hussein is keeping busy.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Hussein is controlling him well.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hussein is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones has his hands clasped together around Hussein's back. He's all about the action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hussein wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Hussein misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hussein wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Robyn Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robyn Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones wants to stand up but Hussein has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Hussein actually recovers to full guard.
Jones trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Hussein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robyn Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hussein swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.

Jones clinches up with Hussein and pushes him back against the cage.
Hussein wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robyn Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hussein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hussein.
Hussein trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Hussein throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Hussein controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones stands up and waves to Hussein to follow him.

Jones scores with a takedown into Hussein's guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.

Hussein is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Akbar Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hussein is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Hussein circles away and we're back to standing.
Robyn Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in but Hussein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robyn Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hussein checks it.
Jones with a poor takedown

so Hussein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Hussein is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones keeping full guard, as Hussein tries to pass.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hussein manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Hussein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Hussein is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Hussein is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hussein is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hussein avoid being mounted?
Hussein slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hussein keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Robyn Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hussein misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robyn Jones.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

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