PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canaan Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canaan Brooks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
Brooks

178 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Canaan Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the action but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but Brooks dodges it nicely.
Brooks tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones wants to stand up but Brooks has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Brooks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Brooks has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brooks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.

Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones wants to take a breather but Brooks is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones stops Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brooks defending well though.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brooks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooks sees it coming and defends easily.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Brooks from getting back to his feet.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Brooks has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brooks tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones winds up and cracks Brooks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brooks is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brooks is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Brooks is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that round.
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.

Jones misses with a wild combination.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.

Jones rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jones decides to pull guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Brooks is having none of it.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brooks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... Brooks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brooks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brooks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michael Jones!
An out of breath Michael Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.