PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Longhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Victory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Longhorn

187 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludwig Longhorn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhorn keeps the fight on the outside.

Longhorn clinches.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Longhorn is controlling him.

Longhorn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Longhorn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Longhorn tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.

Longhorn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Longhorn but great work by Jones.
Longhorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones grinds an elbow into Longhorn's temple.
Longhorn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!

Longhorn working for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to escape but Longhorn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Longhorn looks gassed!

Longhorn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jones has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Longhorn controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.

Longhorn working for a choke but Jones is defending well.
Jones trying to control the hands but Longhorn breaks the grip.

That's two 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 looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Longhorn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Longhorn is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Longhorn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Longhorn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Longhorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Longhorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes.
Jones trying to control the position but Longhorn is working away.
Longhorn tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Longhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Longhorn keeps Jones under control for a moment.
Longhorn wants to control but Jones postures up.
Longhorn is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones advances to full mount.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Longhorn looks a forlorn figure.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Longhorn is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jones is going olschool here, as he tries to force Longhorn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Longhorn shrugs it off.
Longhorn is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alec Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Longhorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Longhorn from controlling successfully.
Longhorn looking to pass the guard.
Longhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longhorn looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones cracks Longhorn with a solid left hand.
Longhorn is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Longhorn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working over Longhorn with some ground and pound. Longhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones working over Longhorn with some ground and pound. Longhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Longhorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Longhorn gets back to full guard.
Longhorn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Longhorn content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Longhorn to pass to mount.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Longhorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Longhorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Longhorn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Longhorn, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longhorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longhorn's head.
Longhorn can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Longhorn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones working over Longhorn with some ground and pound. Longhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Longhorn is trying to get back to full guard.

Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Longhorn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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 prevents Longhorn from improving his position.
Jones is thwarting Longhorn's attempts to control the position.
Longhorn has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Longhorn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones wants to clinch

and Longhorn counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Longhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Longhorn 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!

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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 Alec Jones will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Longhorn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones is trying to improve his position.

Longhorn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Longhorn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control but Longhorn postures up.
Ludwig Longhorn has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Longhorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Longhorn has just dragged him back down to the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Longhorn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Longhorn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Longhorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Longhorn has Jones in his guard.

Longhorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones wants to control from the top but Longhorn keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Longhorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Longhorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Longhorn is trying to get back to half guard.
Longhorn struggling a bit here.
Longhorn is looking to reverse the position.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Longhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longhorn wants to control but Jones postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Longhorn is looking for a sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Longhorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longhorn shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Longhorn as Jones shoots in.

Longhorn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Longhorn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Longhorn is working for a submission of some sort.

Longhorn seems to be looking for submissions.
Ludwig Longhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alec Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Longhorn is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludwig Longhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ludwig Longhorn!