PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonion Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen LL COOL J MOMMA SAY KNOCK YOU OUT as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kravichenko
vs
Jones

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 London, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonion Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Kravichenko looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Oleg Kravichenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravichenko throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Kravichenko.
Jones misses with the combination.
Kravichenko misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kravichenko closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Kravichenko pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kravichenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kravichenko tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kravichenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Kravichenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with the punch.
Kravichenko shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Kravichenko throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Kravichenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Kravichenko dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Kravichenko's head and hops out.
Kravichenko looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Kravichenko circles away.
Kravichenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kravichenko misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kravichenko.
A punch combination from Kravichenko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravichenko.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kravichenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kravichenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kravichenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kravichenko clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones with a nice cross.

Kravichenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Kravichenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravichenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones working for submissions but it's allowed Kravichenko to get to half guard.

Kravichenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kravichenko wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Kravichenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kravichenko pulls his head out easily.
Kravichenko controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kravichenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko 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 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kravichenko cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Kravichenko fails with the takedown.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Kravichenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko lands with a cross.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kravichenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kravichenko stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kravichenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Kravichenko controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kravichenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kravichenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones is trying to control Kravichenko's posture but Kravichenko avoids it.
Kravichenko just content to control the position.
Jones tries to escape but Kravichenko is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kravichenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up.

We're going to have a standup here because Oleg Kravichenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kravichenko swings widly with a right hand

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kravichenko wants a takedown.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravichenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kravichenko jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravichenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kravichenko shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kravichenko connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kravichenko is defended easily by Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kravichenko.

Kravichenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Kravichenko moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
Kravichenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones can't escape the position.
Kravichenko controlling from the full mount.
Kravichenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Antonion Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Oleg Kravichenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Kravichenko ends up having to push Jones into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Kravichenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kravichenko misses with a hook.
Kravichenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kravichenko misses with a straight left.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kravichenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kravichenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kravichenko throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Kravichenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kravichenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko swings widly with a right hand

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones is trying to break free.

Kravichenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Kravichenko is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravichenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonion Jones.
Kravichenko staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Kravichenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kravichenko, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Kravichenko!
Oleg Kravichenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Antonion Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'God Bless All'.