PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhuy Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hong
vs
Jones

165 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
143 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhuy Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.

Hong gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones wants the takedown. Hong is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hong's guard against the cage.

Hong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hong avoid being mounted?

Hong looking for submissions off his back.
Hong tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Hong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Hong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hong.
Hong trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones controls the 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong stops Jones from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong struggling a bit here.
Hong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jones presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Hong wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Hong defends it well.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is working to get back to half guard.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Hong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hong misses with a left hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hong tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Hong slowing the pace effectively.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to control Hong's arms but Hong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hong walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones looks for a takedown but Hong sprawls well.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.

Jones darts in and clinches Hong up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hong landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chester Jones has been cut.
Hong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Hong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hong.
Jones is trying to stall.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong controlling the action here for a moment.
Hong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones jumps guard but Hong stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zhuy Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Jones.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong lands a knee to the body.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Hong connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Hong in a clinch.
Hong lands a nice knee to the body.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hong improves position.
Hong connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones wants to stall.
Hong fails to pull guard.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Hong up, before dumping him to the ground. Hong manages to land in guard.
Hong is trying to keep Jones in close.
Hong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
Jones prevents Hong from improving his position.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Hong defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hong is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhuy Hong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chester Jones'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!

Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hong wants to clinch.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hong tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones darts in and clinches Hong up against the cage.
Hong trying to stall but Jones improves his position.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Hong up, before dumping him to the ground. Hong manages to land in guard.

Hong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hong has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jones escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jones!
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hong's legs.

Jones is working to tighten his grip on Hong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jones is really squeezing tight and eventually Hong passes out! Jones breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chester Jones!
Chester Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.