PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Catos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Catos
vs
Jones

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Catos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right and a left that Catos avoids nicely.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Catos sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Catos, pushing him back against the cage.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.

Catos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!

Catos is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Catos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Catos is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.

Catos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Catos tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Catos postures up.

Catos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Catos eventually gives up the hold.

Catos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.

Catos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Catos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Catos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones is trying to keep Catos in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Catos slips nicely into half guard.

Catos wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Catos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Catos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Catos is controlling him
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

Catos wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Catos prevents Jones from improving his position.

Catos is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Jones as he works his way to full guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Catos tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Catos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Catos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Catos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones looks for a takedown but Catos sprawls well.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Catos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Catos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Catos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scotty Catos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Jones.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Catos swivels and escapes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Catos but Catos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Catos is defending well.
Catos can't get the takedown.
Catos fails to pull guard.
Catos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Catos tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Catos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Catos tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Catos drops back down to his feet.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Catos uses from the top position.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Catos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Catos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scotty Catos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Catos seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Catos is very close to passing his half guard.

Catos is working for a submission of some sort.

Catos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.

Catos is working for a submission of some sort.

Catos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Catos.

Catos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Catos is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Catos wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Catos.
Catos tries to stand and escape but Jones actually recovers to full guard.

Catos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!

Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Catos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Catos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Catos defends well and Jones ends up having to push Catos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Catos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catos off to one side.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Catos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Catos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.

Catos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Catos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Catos but great work by Jones.
Catos sneaks back into half guard.

Catos actively working from the bottom here.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Catos!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catos is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Catos regains half guard.

Catos looking for submissions off his back.

Catos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Catos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Catos is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Catos actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Catos looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to stand but Catos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Catos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Catos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Catos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Catos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Catos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Catos actively working from the bottom here.

Catos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Catos wants to sweep but Jones has passed to side control!
Catos looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Catos tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Catos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Catos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Catos's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Catos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Catos!
A very excited looking Scotty Catos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.