PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Prescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Prescott
vs
Jones

188 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrel Prescott!
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, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Prescott moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Prescott as he connects with a hook.
Jones throws a head kick but Prescott moves out of range.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prescott blocks a low kick nicely.
Prescott checks the leg kick.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Prescott circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Prescott as Jones shoots in.
Darrel Prescott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Darrel Prescott has been cut.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Prescott sees coming a mile off.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prescott as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Prescott which made him look bad.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Prescott stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prescott's waist but Prescott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones looks gassed!
Prescott throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Prescott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Prescott. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Prescott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Prescott moves out of range easily.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prescott pinned against the cage. Prescott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prescott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prescott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a head kick but Prescott moves out of range.
Prescott throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prescott is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Prescott circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a head kick but Prescott moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prescott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prescott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prescott misses with a series of wild punches.
Prescott avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prescott but Prescott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Prescott sprawls well.
Prescott scores with a three punch combo!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Prescott moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Prescott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Prescott checks a leg kick.
Jones lands a head kick. Prescott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prescott scores with a nice head shot.
Prescott swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Prescott misses the shot to the body.
Prescott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones looks for a takedown but Prescott sprawls well.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Prescott moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots and misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darrel Prescott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Prescott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mike Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Darrel Prescott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prescott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Prescott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Prescott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a leg kick but Prescott moved away.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Prescott counters with a one-two to the body.
Prescott looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Prescott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prescott.
Prescott digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Prescott misses with the combination.
Jones shoots and misses

so Prescott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Prescott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Prescott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Prescott preventing the sweep.
Prescott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Prescott stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Prescott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Prescott wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prescott's guard.
Prescott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prescott tries to get out of the position.
Jones trying to control but Prescott is working from the bottom.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Prescott is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Prescott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Prescott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Prescott blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown but Prescott circles away easily
and Prescott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones wants to clinch
and Prescott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones misses with a jab to the body

and Prescott counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Prescott wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones controls Prescott momentarily but Prescott frees himself.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Prescott from standing up.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prescott manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to stand up but Prescott won't let him.
Jones wants to control from the top but Prescott keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Prescott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones won't allow Prescott to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones tries to stand but Prescott is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones tries to work over Prescott's front leg with a kick but Prescott checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Prescott moves out of range easily.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prescott tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Prescott counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones wants to clinch
and Prescott counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prescott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Prescott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

Prescott decides to return to a standing position.
Prescott lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Prescott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prescott 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Prescott!