PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Walker

175 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker slips a jab from Jones.
Walker with a poor takedown

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walker wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Walker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Walker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Walker looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Walker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walker wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Walker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Walker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Walker controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walker thowing shots but they're missing.
Walker looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walker prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.

Walker gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
Walker trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Walker wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Jones prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Vinnie Jones just wasn't active enough.
Walker has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones is standing up over Walker. Walker looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walker 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 Walker is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Walker!
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

Jones has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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 Vinnie Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker shoots and misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Walker's thigh. Walker counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Walker in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard but Walker passes into half guard.
Walker is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walker dives on top into guard.
Walker is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Jones controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinnie Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Walker shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Vinnie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deon Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker defending against the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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