PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chien Fou . The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Everything Zen- Bush. This should be a great matchup!

Ouelet
vs
Jones

180 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
27
166 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ouelet doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouelet checks a leg kick nicely.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Ouelet in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Ouelet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.

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

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Ouelet.
Jones tries to work over Ouelet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ouelet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ouelet misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Ouelet is controlling the position.
Ouelet tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ouelet misses with a punch to the body.
Ouelet keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ouelet tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Ouelet back against the cage.
Jones avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Ouelet keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Ouelet's leg but Ouelet calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ouelet has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage.
Ouelet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouelet wants a takedown.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones is looking to chop away at Ouelet's legs.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ouelet clinches up against the cage.
Ouelet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries a body shot but Ouelet blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ouelet, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones works on Ouelet's body with a couple of short punches.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones presses Ouelet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ouelet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones pushes Ouelet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ouelet avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Ouelet won't allow it.
Ouelet avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ouelet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
Ouelet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Ouelet tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones tries a body shot but Ouelet blocks it.
Ouelet can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a low kick as Ouelet jumps back.
Mitchell Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a nice hook to Ouelet's body. Ouelet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet checks the leg kick.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Ouelet moves out of range and Jones only half commits.

Jones clinches.
Jones looking to stall.
Ouelet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ouelet.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries to circle away but Ouelet has him pinned against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Ouelet pushes him back against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Ouelet won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Ouelet has double underhooks.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ouelet keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Jones darts in and clinches Ouelet up against the cage.
Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Ouelet controls the action.
Ouelet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ouelet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ouelet.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ouelet's elbow.
Jones is trying to push Ouelet away but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ouelet tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ouelet is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 is trying to break the clinch but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ouelet as Jones tries to tie him up.
Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
Ouelet tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ouelet, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Ouelet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Ouelet misses with a punch to the body.
Ouelet wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ouelet is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ouelet is controlling him.
Jones tries a body shot but Ouelet blocks it.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Ouelet.
Good body shot from Jones.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Ouelet's front leg but catches the back leg as Ouelet tries to avoid it.
Mitchell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a right hand that Ouelet ducks under and follows up with a left that Ouelet also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges at Ouelet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ouelet's hand.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ouelet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Ouelet checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones rushes Ouelet and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ouelet.
Jones avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouelet avoids the head kick by Jones.
Ouelet walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet checks a leg kick.
Jones lunges at Ouelet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ouelet's hand.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Ouelet works the jab nicely.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Ouelet moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Ouelet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stephane Ouelet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ouelet circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ouelet was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ouelet if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Ouelet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ouelet doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Jones!
Post fight, Mitchell Jones stared into the camera and said 'Keep setting them up I'll keep knocking them down , I don't care who because in the end it doesn't really matter now does it!'.