PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Trill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Trill
vs
Jones

219 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcio Trill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nasir Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Trill postures up.
Trill tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Trill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trill wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Trill can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Trill is defending well.
Trill is looking to escape.
Jones wants to take a breather but Trill is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Trill frees his head quite easily.
Jones won't let Trill get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Trill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trill tries to get out of the position.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trill avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trill wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Trill trying desperately to get to his feet.
Trill trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Trill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Trill is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones won't let Trill get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Trill is breathing heavily.
Trill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trill holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trill wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trill's face.

Jones has hold of Trill's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trill manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Trill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Trill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones dominating with strikes here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trill is looking to escape.
Trill is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.

Jones has control of Trill's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trill regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Trill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Trill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones tries to control but Trill wriggling away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Trill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trill is trying to stand up.
Trill is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Trill trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Trill is blocking nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trill trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trill's face.

Jones working for a submission but Trill is keeping him at bay.
Jones won't let Trill get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Trill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Trill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trill wants to clinch.
Trill tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.

Jones feints and as Trill raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Trill keeps moving.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Trill is retaining full guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Trill wants to get back to his feet.
Jones working Trill over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trill is looking to escape.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trill is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trill is not content to let Jones control the position.
Trill wants to get back to his feet.
Trill wants to get back to his feet but Jones is dominant here and he's now got Trill's back!

Jones has control of Trill's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trill regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Trill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones with shots to the head and body - Trill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trill trying desperately to get to his feet.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trill manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trill stops Jones from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Trill wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Trill is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Trill wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trill is looking to escape.

Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Trill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
Trill is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Trill because Jones loaded up on that one.
Nasir Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trill is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Jones is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Trill is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nasir Jones!