PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jones (ranked 2231 p4p, 2472 weight class) and Alex Peter (ranked 305 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Peter

183 cm
26
174
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
175
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Peter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peter has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is nestled in close to Peter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones throwing shots but Peter is blocking nicely.

Peter looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peter manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances position into side control!
Peter looks winded!
Jones is working Peter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Peter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones lands an elbow.
Peter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones is working Peter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones landing strikes.
Jones trying to control the action but Peter is working from the bottom.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Peter is rocked!
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Peter is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Peter's temple.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Peter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Peter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peter on the ground.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Peter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones postures up in Peter's guard and throws a big left but Peter blocks it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Peter keeps moving.
Peter seems to have recovered his senses.
Peter has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Peter has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peter's head.
Jones stands up over Peter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Peter is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Peter's brow.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working Peter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Peter.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peter can do to turn this around?

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones trying to control the action but Peter is working from the bottom.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter sneaks back into half guard.
Peter is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to take a breather but Peter is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Jones.

Peter actively working from the bottom here.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Peter's temple.
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.

Peter actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is nestled in close to Peter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Peter's head.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow - Peter is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Jones!
In defeat, Alex Peter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch'.