PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between gerwyn jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frankie fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones's entrance music is do it. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

jones
vs
fraser

188 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
187 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GTI-Roid Rage

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, gerwyn jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, frankie fraser!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones misses with a straight left.
fraser throws a nice looking combination but jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

jones forces fraser back against the cage and clinches.

fraser pulls guard successfully.

fraser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
fraser has momentary wrist control but jones slips an elbow through the middle.
jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
jones throws a big right hand that misses.
jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fraser is keeping the position for now.
jones advances to half guard.
jones working over fraser with some ground and pound. fraser looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
jones working fraser over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
jones wants to free his trapped foot but fraser is holding on for dear life with his legs.
fraser looks gassed!
jones works his way into full mount!
jones breaks from fraser's wrist control and lands an elbow.
jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
jones lands a big shot there that rocks fraser but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
jones with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by jones.
jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
jones landing strikes from the mount.

jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. fraser can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
jones landing strikes from the mount and fraser is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones working the ground and pound effectively.
jones landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
jones lands with some strikes.
jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
jones lands a big elbow.
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
jones breaks from fraser's wrist control and lands an elbow.
jones punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. fraser looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones with the ground and pound from mount.

jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and fraser is now in jones's guard. A big mistake from jones there, giving up the dominant position!
jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

fraser drops back looking for a leg! jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and jones manages to kick fraser off! fraser jumps back into jones's guard.
jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in fraser's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

gerwyn jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent fraser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
fraser throws a right and a left that both miss.

jones closes the distance and clinches.

jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
fraser throws a right and a left that both miss.
fraser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jones throws a series of punches but fraser avoids them all with ease.
fraser falls off balance throwing a combination

and jones counters with a takedown into side control.

jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but fraser is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
jones scoring with punches from side control.
gerwyn jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
fraser wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fraser taking punishment in the form of punches.
fraser is trying to get back to his feet.
jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
jones landing a few strikes.
jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
jones scoring with punches from side control.
jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but fraser keeps working.
jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at fraser to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones grinds an elbow into fraser's temple.
jones cracks fraser with a big right hand but fraser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
fraser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
jones cracks fraser with an elbow. That is naaassty.
jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
fraser on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
fraser is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
jones wants to control but fraser is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fraser wants to get back to his feet but jones drags him back down.
jones cracks fraser with an elbow. That is naaassty.
jones working the body and head with strikes.
jones trying to control the action but fraser is working from the bottom.
fraser is looking to work his way out of this bad position but jones is controlling him well.
jones lands a nice forearm strike.
jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for fraser!

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.
fraser is trying to stand up.
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
jones working the ground and pound effectively.
jones with shots to the head and body - fraser looks very uncomfortable down there.
jones with the ground and pound from mount.
fraser wants to try and get back to his feet.
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

gerwyn jones dominated that second round.
That's time! jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

fraser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
fraser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches jones on the side of the head.
fraser takes one to the side of the head.
fraser misses with a combination
and jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
fraser avoids a punch combination nicely.
jones cracks fraser with a right hand to the side of the head.
fraser takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
fraser drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
fraser gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by jones. That's going to slow fraser down.
fraser misses with a looping left.
jones lands a nice hook to fraser's body. fraser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fraser misses with a combination
and jones counters with a left and a right that stings fraser.
fraser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
fraser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
fraser falls off balance throwing a combination
and jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
fraser misses with a double jab
and jones counters with a nice uppercut.
fraser misses with a double jab
and jones counters with a nice uppercut.
fraser swings for the body but jones moves out of range.
fraser falls off balance throwing a combination
and jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
fraser misses with a double jab

and jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed fraser's guard.
jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for fraser!
A nice elbow there by jones.
jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
jones landing strikes from the mount.
jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
fraser is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
fraser wants to try and get back to his feet.
jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fraser can do to turn this around?
jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
fraser is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
jones lands a heavy elbow.
gerwyn jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
jones prevents fraser from getting the reversal.
jones is landing with some decent strikes but fraser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
frankie fraser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of fraser's face.
jones controlling the pace for now.
fraser keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
gerwyn 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... gerwyn jones!