PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Pike

168 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Pike!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pike shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pike swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pike is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pike avoid being mounted?
Pike gets full guard.
Pike is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Pike wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Pike thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.

Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pike pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Pike lands but Jones takes it in his stride.

It looks like Pedro Jones has been cut.

Jones clinches.
Pike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pike tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Pike drops back down to his feet.
Pike 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. Pike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Pike.
Pike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Pike persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Pike throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Pike shrugs it off.
Pike gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Pike in his tracks momentarily.
Pike looks gassed!
Pike tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Pike.
Pike is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pike tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Pike drops back down to his feet.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pike tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Pike tries a head kick but it misses.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pike!
A nice elbow there by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pike keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pike?
Jones lands with some strikes.
Pike tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones 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.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pike is trying desperately to improve position.
Pike in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Pike is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pike can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones breaks from Pike's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pike taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones avoids the attempt from Pike to control.
Pike is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Pike is in no mood to give up.
Pike is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pike misses with a takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Pike shoots and misses

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Pike is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Pike.
A shot in the inside from Jones.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Pike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.

Pike scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pike. That did some damage!

Pike shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pike takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.

Pike 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!
Pike struggling a bit here.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Pike has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pike keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones throwing strikes here but Pike is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pedro Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pike manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pike is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jones stops Pike from getting back to his feet.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Pike looking for submissions off his back.
Pike blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Pike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pike manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pike tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pike's back!
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Pike manages to turn into his guard.
Pike slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pike wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro 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!

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pike looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pike striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Pike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a jab. Pike acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones looks to land a combination. Pike sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pike shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Pike is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pike has his back to the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pike circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pike swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Pike.
Jones lands a head kick. Pike smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pike tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Pike back against the cage.
Pike lands a body punch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pike shoots and misses

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Pike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones works on Pike's body with a couple of short punches.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pike shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Pike circles away.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Pike counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Pike to acknowledge the strikes.
Pike shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pike circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pike is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Jones misses

and Pike counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punching from the bottom - just letting Pike know he's still in a fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pike accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pike with a nice head shot there.
Pike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pike trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pike keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Pike prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pike accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pike shoots and misses

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Pike managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones jumps guard but Pike stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pike managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Pike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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

Jones moves into the clinch.

Pike lands a takedown into guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Pike stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Pike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Pike circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Pike on that attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pike stuffs the takedown.

Pike clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pike shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Pedro Jones!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Pedro Jones!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Pedro Jones!

Pedro Jones wins by unanimous decision!