PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 4820 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drips (ranked 4819 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Bones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bones
vs
Drips

200 cm
23
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vodka Drips!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bones tries to get to full guard but Drips has control of the leg.

Drips is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bones still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bones has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drips is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bones working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drips stops Bones from passing to mount.

Bones is trying to get an arm triangle but Drips is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drips is looking to reverse the position.
Bones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drips is trying to improve his position.

Bones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Drips takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drips struggling a bit here.
Bones trying to control the position but Drips is working away.
Drips is looking to regain half guard here but Bones keeps moving and retains side control.
Drips is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bones wants to stand but Drips has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the action but Drips is working from the bottom.
Bones scoring with punches and elbows.
Bones wants to stand but Drips has his arm trapped.
Drips is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drips!
Drips manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drips looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Drips looking for submissions off his back.
Drips is looking for a sweep. Bones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bones is keen to just control but Drips is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drips can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones not doing much here.
Bones drops an elbow to the side of Drips's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bones dominated that round.
That's time! Bones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bones showed some decent athleticism there.
Drips is in trouble now - Bones has advanced to mount!
Drips is desperately trying to improve his position but Bones has a good base and remains in mount.
Drips is squirming around, avoiding Bones's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drips really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drips is squirming around, avoiding Bones's attempts to control the action.
Drips is working to get back to half guard.
Bones lands a heavy elbow.
Bones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drips's face.
Bones looking to control but Drips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bones controlling his opponent.
Bones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drips hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones looking to control but Drips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bones avoids the attempt from Drips to control.
Bones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drips is breathing heavily.
Bones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bones tries to control but Drips wriggling away.
Bones lands with some strikes.
Bones with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones trying to control but Drips is having none of it.
Bones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drips slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bones not doing much here.
Bones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Bones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drips is staying active underneath Bones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bones in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bones 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.
Jon Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bones is trying to work for a kimura but Drips is defending well.

Bones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drips is just riding it out for now. Bones eventually gives up the hold.
Drips trying to control but Bones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Bones wants to work for an arm triangle but Drips is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bones's back!

Drips is looking for the choke from the back position but Bones is controlling his hands well.
Bones wants to control his opponent's hands but Drips gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Bones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drips trying to control but Bones is having none of it.
Bones regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drips passes to full mount!

Drips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bones is squirming around, avoiding Drips's attempts to control the action.
Bones wants to control but Drips is having none of it.
Bones regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to hold on to Drips's head to control him but Drips postures up.
Bones is trying to get back to full guard.

Drips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drips can do to turn this around?
Bones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drips postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones is pulling down on Drips's head. It's preventing any offense from Drips, at least for the moment.

Bones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drips defends well.
Bones pulls Drips in close to prevent any damage.
Bones working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bones keeping full guard, as Drips tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bones shoots for a double leg takedown but Drips sprawls well. He's pushed Bones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drips drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bones defends it well.
Drips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drips defends it nicely.
Vodka Drips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drips pinned against the cage. Drips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jon Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bones tries to sprawl but Drips drives through with a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vodka Drips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bones 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jon Bones!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jon Bones!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jon Bones!

Jon Bones wins by unanimous decision!