PBP Commentary

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

Small
vs
Jones

163 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

211 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrico Jones!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a combination but Small avoids it well.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Small fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Small persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Small is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.

Small is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Small lands strikes from half guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Small in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Small scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Small scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Small tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jones.
Small could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Small decides to stand and escape the position.

Small drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Small seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Small is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Small from standing up.

Small gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small lands a couple of elbows.
Small postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Small wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Small is stalling in the full guard.
Small has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Small controls the pace.

Small stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.

Small closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Small takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Small wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Small escapes and gets back to his feet.
Small misses with a kick to the body.
Small tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.

Small clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Small has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Small controls the action.
Small 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones just trying to survive but Small is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones tries to roll but Small sticks to his back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Small.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jones to escape the position.
Jones trying to control the hands but Small breaks the grip.
Jones takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Small is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jones. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Small punishes Jones with strikes from the back mount.
Small is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Small gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Small gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Small apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Small rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

Small drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Small's guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Small had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.

Small is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Small is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Small is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Small controlling the position.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Small is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Small is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Small tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.
Small is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Small is very close to passing his half guard.

Small seems to be looking for submissions.
Marc Small overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Small escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Small can't break the clinch.

Small has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Small looking for a sweep. Not yet Small, not yet.
Small keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Small pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Small looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Small working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Small trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Small is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Small wants to sweep but no luck.
Small trying to strike off his back.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Small swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Small working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Small keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Small holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Small dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Small is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

Small looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones postures up.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Small is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Marc Small has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Small fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.

Small bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Small has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Small shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.

Small looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Small lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small is looking for a kimura here.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Small sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Small.
Small prevents Jones from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.
It looks like Small is going to stand back up.
Small is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Small.

Small is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Small wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Small is working away from the top position though.
Small lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Small wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Small!