PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danial House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

House
vs
Jones

223 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

190 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danial House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones gets a double leg takedown into House's guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but House is keeping the position.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
House tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Jones won't allow House to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

House gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
House is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. House swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as House works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but House gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

House with a flurry of punches that miss.
House preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but House defends easily.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and House defends well.
Jones keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House 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!

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but House defends.

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

House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones struggling a bit here.
House will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jones trying to hold on to House's head to control him but House postures up.
Jones wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

House seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging House to the ground. Jones is now in House's guard.
Jones stays in close to House's body and controls the position.

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

Jones working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control the position here.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
House throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

House drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and House jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnny Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is pulling down on House's head to control his posture.
House trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones has momentary wrist control but House slips an elbow through the middle.
House throwing strikes but missing.
House is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House postures up.
House throwing strikes but missing.

House 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 is looking to cinch up a triangle. House throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jones's body to avoid the submission. Jones has instead reached around House's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jones arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Jones!