PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainerio Isandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isandro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go to Sleep-Eminem. Rainerio Isandro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jones
vs
Isandro

191 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainerio Isandro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isandro shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Isandro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Isandro looks gassed!

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Isandro's guard.
Isandro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jones decides to return to a standing position.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Isandro is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Isandro down to the mat. Isandro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Isandro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Isandro tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Isandro is working away.
Isandro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones lands an elbow.
Jones working the ground and pound.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Isandro tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Isandro is defending well.
Jones wants to control but Isandro is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jones trying to control the position but Isandro is working away.
Isandro struggling a bit here.
Isandro regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Isandro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Isandro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bryant Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rainerio Isandro.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Isandro.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Isandro up, before dumping him to the ground. Isandro manages to land in guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Isandro wants to control but Jones postures up.
Isandro is looking for a sweep.
Isandro sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Isandro is controlling the position.
Isandro wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Isandro is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Isandro avoid being mounted?
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Isandro 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.

Isandro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Isandro showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isandro is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Isandro tries to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Isandro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Isandro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Isandro pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Isandro up, before dumping him to the ground. Isandro manages to land in guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Isandro is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Isandro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isandro is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isandro trying to control the position.

Isandro pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones throws a right and a left that Isandro avoids nicely.
Isandro fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Isandro thinking.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Isandro to his feet.
Isandro thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Isandro in a clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Isandro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bryant Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rainerio Isandro.
Isandro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Isandro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Isandro fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Isandro's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Isandro looking to control.

Isandro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Isandro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.

Isandro looking for the choke from the back.

Isandro looking for the choke but no joy.
Jones is trying to stand back up.
Isandro punishes Jones with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Isandro keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Will Isandro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jones has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Isandro.
Bryant Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones wants to escape the position.

Isandro looking for the choke but no joy.
Jones prevents Isandro from getting a body triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isandro has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant Jones dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Isandro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Isandro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Isandro tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones is trying to drag Isandro to the mat but Isandro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Isandro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Isandro looking for a sweep. Not yet Isandro, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isandro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Isandro wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Isandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isandro trying to control the position.
Isandro looking for a sweep. Not yet Isandro, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isandro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries for a takedown but Isandro circles away easily

and Isandro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isandro is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Isandro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Isandro some visible discomfort.

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Isandro misses

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Isandro looking for the RNC.
Jones looking very determined here, making life difficult for Isandro.
Isandro slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Isandro off. It looks like it's working - Isandro slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Jones displaying calm under pressure there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Isandro as he jumps to the side.
Isandro tries to clinch up.
Isandro misses with a takedown

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Isandro looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Isandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Isandro prevents it.
Isandro landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isandro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Isandro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Isandro 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. Isandro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Isandro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Isandro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones is staying active underneath Isandro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isandro is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Rainerio Isandro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Isandro misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryant Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

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