PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Trias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Junior Dos Trias was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
Dos Trias

183 cm
26
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Trias!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Trias is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Dos Trias wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Trias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Trias has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Trias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Trias moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Dos Trias in his tracks momentarily.
Dos Trias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Dos Trias with that takedown attempt.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Trias.
Dos Trias looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Jones blocks a jab.
Dos Trias tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Dos Trias was not able to check.

Dos Trias gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Dos Trias gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Dos Trias back into the cage.
Dos Trias tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Trias pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Trias throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Dos Trias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Trias displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Dos Trias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Dos Trias clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Trias wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Dos Trias throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Dos Trias tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Trias missing with knees to the body.
Dos Trias jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Trias blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jones pulls guard successfully.
Jones controlling Dos Trias's posture.
Dos Trias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Trias trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes Dos Trias off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dos Trias tries to clinch

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Trias is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Trias pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones stalls.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Trias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Dos Trias tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Trias can't get the takedown.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones pulls Dos Trias in to control the position.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Dos Trias defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dos Trias throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Dos Trias wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Dos Trias thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Trias. That snapped Jones's head back.
Dos Trias moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dos Trias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Dos Trias.
Horrible takedown by Dos Trias or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
JunJun Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dos Trias gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones works over Dos Trias with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.

Jones gets to his feet - Dos Trias follows without any prompting.
Dos Trias throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Trias looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Trias is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Trias.
Dos Trias tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Dos Trias leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Trias moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Dos Trias misses with a looping right.
Dos Trias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Trias tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a head kick.
JunJun Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Dos Trias or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dos Trias!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

We're going to have a standup here because JunJun Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Jones feints and as Dos Trias raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones stands up and waves to Dos Trias to follow him.
Dos Trias tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JunJun Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dos Trias moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Trias tries to clinch up.
Dos Trias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dos Trias tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Dos Trias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Trias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Trias wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Trias tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Dos Trias was not able to check.
Dos Trias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Trias throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Dos Trias lands a front kick.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Trias to score with a decent uppercut.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Trias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Trias throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Dos Trias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Trias is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Jones stands up and beckons Dos Trias to join him on the feet.
Dos Trias lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Trias lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones rushes Dos Trias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Trias misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Dos Trias tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Dos Trias with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Trias tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
JunJun Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Trias.
Dos Trias misses with an uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones pushes Dos Trias away with a front kick.
A punch combination from Dos Trias misses.
Junior Dos Trias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Trias misses the shot to the body.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Trias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones moves forwards but Dos Trias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Trias misses with a combination

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dos Trias to the ground. Jones is now in Dos Trias's guard.
Jones is pushing down on Dos Trias's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Trias is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones stands up from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Trias is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Junior Dos Trias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JunJun Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

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