PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Ninja Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Passos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Uppercut-2Pac. Jones has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jones
vs
Ninja Passos

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helder Ninja Passos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ninja Passos pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Ninja Passos stalling against the cage.
Ninja Passos lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ninja Passos obliges.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ninja Passos has Jones pressed against the cage.
Ninja Passos lands a nice elbow.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ninja Passos after a bit of a struggle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ninja Passos breaks the clinch.
Ninja Passos tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ninja Passos. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Ninja Passos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ninja Passos gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja Passos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ninja Passos tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Ninja Passos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ninja Passos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helder Ninja Passos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ninja Passos is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Ninja Passos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Ninja Passos is working away.
Ninja Passos pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ninja Passos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to take a breather but Ninja Passos is having none of it.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Ninja Passos defends it.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ninja Passos moves to clinch but Jones breaks away

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Ninja Passos blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control but Ninja Passos is working from the bottom.
Ninja Passos wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos 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.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ninja Passos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ninja Passos wants it to stay on the feet.
Ninja Passos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja Passos avoids the head kick by Jones.

Ninja Passos instigates a clinch.
Ninja Passos misses with a knee to the head.

Ninja Passos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ninja Passos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ninja Passos tries to clinch but Jones moves away

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand.
Ninja Passos is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.

Ninja Passos manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ninja Passos was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ninja Passos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ninja Passos closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Ninja Passos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ninja Passos manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Ninja Passos's guard.
Ninja Passos is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ninja Passos kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Ninja Passos moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

Ninja Passos takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Ninja Passos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ninja Passos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja Passos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ninja Passos lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ninja Passos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ninja Passos moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ninja Passos pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos with a knee to the head.
Ninja Passos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ninja Passos tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Ninja Passos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ninja Passos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is working for takedown but Ninja Passos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ninja Passos.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ninja Passos breaks from the clinch.
Ninja Passos moves to clinch but Jones breaks away

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ninja Passos!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ninja Passos really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Ninja Passos tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ninja Passos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ninja Passos wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones cracks Ninja Passos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ninja Passos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ninja Passos closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ninja Passos tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ninja Passos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones controlling the action here.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ninja Passos is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninja Passos keeps working.
Ninja Passos tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ninja Passos's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ninja Passos is looking to escape.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Ninja Passos defends the submission attempt.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones wants to control but Ninja Passos is keeping him busy.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ninja Passos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Ninja Passos is defending well.

Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Ninja Passos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ninja Passos wants to get back to his feet.

Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ninja Passos wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ninja Passos is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ninja Passos.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ninja Passos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is pressing down on Ninja Passos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ninja Passos is holding on for now.
Ninja Passos wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is working for a kimura but Ninja Passos is defending it quite comfortably.
Ninja Passos pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Ninja Passos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ninja Passos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Helder Ninja Passos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
Our winner, Jon Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.