PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Jones

197 cm
25
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson jumps guard but Jones stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.

Jones gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Jones pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.

Jones moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson fails to pull guard.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson checks a low kick from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks winded!
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Jones ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Roger Johnson's cut is getting worse.

Jones rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Roger Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Johnson is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones controlling Johnson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Jones!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones content to stall in guard here.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Ben Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

Jones rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jones is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.

Jones pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones pulls guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Jones in his guard.

Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.

Jeez, Roger Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Johnson jumps guard but Jones stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ben Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Johnson manages to pull guard.

Jones gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ben Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.

Jones explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Roger Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

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