PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pizdets Polniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hi my name is. Jon Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Polniy
vs
Jones

150 cm
23
235 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
284 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizdets Polniy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones moves into the clinch.

Polniy breaks from the clinch.

Jones gets a clinch.

Jones has clasped his hands together around Polniy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Polniy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Polniy wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Polniy's legs.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Polniy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polniy taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polniy is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polniy can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones trying to control the position but Polniy is working away.
Polniy is looking for a sweep.
Polniy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polniy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones wants to control but Polniy is keeping him busy.
Polniy is looking to reverse the position.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Polniy is not content to let Jones control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polniy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Polniy is controlling him
Polniy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Polniy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Polniy wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polniy throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Polniy has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon 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.

Polniy doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Polniy's guard.
Polniy working a defensive guard here.
Polniy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.

Polniy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones is working Polniy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones trying to control but Polniy is working from the bottom.
Polniy looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polniy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones controlling the pace.
Polniy wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polniy is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Polniy is working from the bottom.
Polniy struggling a bit here.
Jones controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polniy keeps working.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Polniy wants to get back to his feet.
Polniy struggling a bit here.
Polniy is not content to let Jones control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polniy is looking to reverse the position.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Polniy!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Polniy wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones avoids the attempt from Polniy to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Polniy's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Polniy keeps moving.
Polniy wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Polniy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polniy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polniy keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polniy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polniy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones trying to control but Polniy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.

Jones drives through and clinches with Polniy against the cage.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Polniy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polniy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Polniy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polniy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Polniy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to stand up but Polniy isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pizdets Polniy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Polniy is working away.
Polniy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to mount.
Polniy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Polniy is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Polniy is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
A relieved looking Jon Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.