PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Defy You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Riviera

200 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riviera closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riviera.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Julio Riviera has been cut.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones taking a breather.
Riviera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riviera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riviera.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riviera looks gassed!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riviera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riviera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Riviera's ribcage.
Jones landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera jumps guard but Jones stands there with Riviera around his waist. Riviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jimmy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Riviera.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Riviera wants to stall.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riviera's defenses.
Jones just leaning against Riviera, taking a breather.
Riviera tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riviera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Riviera fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Riviera managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Riviera has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riviera is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Riviera'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.

Riviera throws a head kick that misses

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones digs a right hand into Riviera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riviera's gas tank.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones has Riviera pushed against the cage.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Riviera's ribcage.
Jones just leaning against Riviera, taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riviera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riviera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riviera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riviera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Riviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jimmy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Riviera.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Riviera is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Riviera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Riviera is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jimmy Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riviera up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Riviera drops back down to his feet.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Riviera blocks it.
Riviera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riviera blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riviera jumps guard but Jones stands there with Riviera around his waist. Riviera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.

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 working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riviera wants a takedown.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Riviera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Riviera tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Riviera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riviera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Riviera backing up. Riviera nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riviera's defenses.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riviera.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Riviera's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Riviera drops back down to his feet.
Riviera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riviera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Riviera.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Riviera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riviera takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Riviera has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riviera.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riviera.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Riviera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riviera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riviera shoots and misses

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riviera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riviera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Riviera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Riviera is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riviera is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riviera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riviera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riviera tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Riviera drops back down to his feet.
Riviera avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riviera blocks it with crossed arms.
Riviera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riviera tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Riviera avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Riviera blocks it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riviera is trying to break free.
Julio Riviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riviera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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