PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Figueroa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring It Back Remix by Jae Millz feat. Fabolous , Jadakiss and Lil' Wayne. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Stay. 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?

Figueroa
vs
Jones

191 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ares Combatwear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Figueroa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.

Figueroa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figueroa showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Figueroa from advancing position.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones has hold of Figueroa's hands but Figueroa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Figueroa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Figueroa has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Figueroa lands a nice short elbow.
Figueroa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Figueroa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Figueroa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Figueroa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Figueroa has control of the leg.
Figueroa is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Figueroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Figueroa scores with a head kick.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figueroa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Figueroa shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa is breathing heavily.
Figueroa tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Figueroa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones moves out of range as Figueroa strikes.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figueroa tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Figueroa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Figueroa has a takedown stuffed.
Jones tries to clinch but Figueroa moves out of range.

Jones drives through and clinches with Figueroa against the cage.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Figueroa pulls his leg out and moves away.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Figueroa sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Figueroa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Figueroa.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Figueroa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Figueroa tries to get out of the position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Figueroa misses with a wild body shot.
Figueroa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Figueroa shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Figueroa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Figueroa but Figueroa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Figueroa tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Figueroa to the ground. Figueroa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marco Figueroa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Marco Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Jones does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Figueroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Figueroa didn't expect that.
Jones stays in close to Figueroa's body and controls the position.
Jones wanted to stand there but Figueroa had control of the position.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Figueroa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones wants to stand but Figueroa is controlling his posture from full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Figueroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to control from the top but Figueroa keeps moving.
Figueroa keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Figueroa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Figueroa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Figueroa to sweep him here.
Figueroa is working hard here to advance position.
Jones passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Figueroa tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Figueroa can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.

Jones stands up and beckons Figueroa to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Figueroa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Figueroa circles away.
Figueroa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Figueroa on that attempt.
Figueroa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Figueroa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Figueroa thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones is looking to control Figueroa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Figueroa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Figueroa blocks the strikes from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa not doing much here.
Figueroa working the head and body with strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figueroa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Figueroa shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Jones catches Figueroa right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Figueroa misses.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Figueroa is just out of range.
Figueroa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Figueroa circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Figueroa backs away looking to recover.
Figueroa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Figueroa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Figueroa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Figueroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Figueroa didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Jones is in close to Figueroa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones tries to stand but Figueroa is controlling from the bottom.
Figueroa lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Figueroa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Figueroa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

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 controlling from the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Figueroa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Figueroa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Figueroa persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Figueroa shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Alec Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Figueroa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

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