PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen "Vindaloo" by Fat Les as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ivanov
vs
Jones

191 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
No luck for Ivanov with that takedown attempt.
Ivanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Ivanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones taking a breather.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivanov prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Jones.

Ivanov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Ivanov trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

Jones gets to his feet - Ivanov follows without any prompting.

Jones drives through and clinches with Ivanov against the cage.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Ivanov avoids it.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Ivanov manages to pull guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanov controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jones stands and steps away. Ivanov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ivanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Ivanov has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ivanov fails with the takedown.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a combination

and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivanov.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stall.
Ivanov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Artem Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Ivanov with that takedown attempt.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones leaves Ivanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Ivanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov fails to pull guard.
Geoffrey Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Artem Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geoffrey Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivanov.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Ivanov darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Ivanov is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Ivanov's ribcage. Ivanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.

Ivanov is rocked!
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones pushes Ivanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones connects with the punch.
Oh Ivanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the cage.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ivanov to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Jones!