PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. John Jones is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lamb
vs
Jones

185 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamb sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Lamb avoids it this time.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Jones lands a left and a right that send Lamb crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Frank Lamb has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Lamb is rocked!

Lamb gets a clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Lamb blocks it.
Jones is looking to control Lamb's arms but Lamb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
Lamb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.

Lamb turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lamb manages to end up in side control.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lamb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lamb prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lamb keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones tries to roll over but Lamb keeps him under control.
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.
Lamb is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Lamb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Lamb's attempts to control the action.
Lamb prevents Jones from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lamb controlling from mount.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lamb raining down shots from the mount!
Lamb working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lamb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lamb landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb controlling from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lamb avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Lamb is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lamb unloading with bombs!
Lamb scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lamb cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Lamb lands with some strikes.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Lamb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lamb scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Lamb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lamb with the ground and pound from mount.
Lamb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lamb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Lamb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lamb's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Jones does it's job there.

Lamb gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lamb.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones is trying to keep Lamb in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jones tries to pass to full mount but Lamb defends it.

Lamb with the active half guard here but Jones passes nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lamb manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones tries to roll over but Lamb keeps him under control.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Lamb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones wants to stand up but Lamb is controlling him.
Jones looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Jones has his foot on Lamb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lamb works his way back into a safe position though.
Lamb lands a couple of elbows.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to control.
Lamb landing with the ground and pound.
Jones punching to the body, from the bottom.
Lamb showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lamb manages to get himself to full guard.

Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamb is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamb has wrist control.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Lamb blocks nicely.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.

Lamb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lamb wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Lamb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lamb is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lamb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
John Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lamb moves into the clinch.
Lamb looking for a takedown.
Lamb 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamb is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Lamb improves position.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lamb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.

Lamb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Lamb blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lamb lands a takedown into guard.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones looking to control.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lamb defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lamb controls the pace.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamb is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones controls Lamb momentarily but Lamb frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Lamb is proving a slippery customer.

Lamb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamb working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's two 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 is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lamb slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Lamb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lamb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lamb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lamb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Lamb with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Lamb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones scores with a jab. Lamb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamb manages to avoid it.
Lamb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones lands with a straight right. Lamb didn't see that one coming.

Lamb moves into the clinch.

Lamb lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lamb in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lamb trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Lamb prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to sweep here but Lamb controlling him for the moment.
Lamb is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Jones!
Post fight, John Jones took to the microphone: 'Thank You For Watching. i Hope You Enjoyed It.'.