PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cronus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley comes to the ring accompanied by Shock To The System by Billy Idol. Jones has chosen Never Thought About Going Back as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Blackley
vs
Jones

172 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Bad 2 The Bone MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cronus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Blackley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackley moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Blackley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones is pushing Blackley's head away, looking to escape. Blackley manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones is trying to control Blackley's posture but Blackley avoids it.

Blackley decides to stand back up.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Blackley persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.

Blackley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blackley wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones looks gassed!
Blackley wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Blackley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Blackley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackley preventing the sweep.

Blackley gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Blackley moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones avoids the head kick by Blackley.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Blackley counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blackley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Blackley has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Blackley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley not doing much here.

Blackley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Blackley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Blackley saw that one coming.
Blackley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

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.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones is not content to let Blackley control the position.

Blackley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Blackley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Blackley tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones cracks Blackley with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Blackley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Blackley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blackley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Blackley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blackley prevents Jones from improving his position.
Blackley wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is staying active underneath Blackley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackley postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackley is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackley's guard.
Blackley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackley wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

Blackley wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blackley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Blackley is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones tries to kick Blackley off but Blackley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Blackley sits in half guard.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to roll over but Blackley keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones tries to clinch

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Blackley gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.

Blackley scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackley trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Blackley controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackley working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Blackley swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Blackley's guard. A big mistake from Blackley there, giving up the dominant position!
Blackley wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Blackley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
Blackley trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

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 punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blackley is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Derek Blackley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackley working to try and regain half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackley is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
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 Derek Blackley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blackley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackley shoots in but no luck this time.
Derek Blackley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to clinch there but Blackley circles away.
Blackley dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Blackley keeps it at a distance.

Blackley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blackley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Blackley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones stands up over Blackley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackley looking to control.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blackley is proving hard to escape from.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Blackley managing to control the position.
Jones trying to control but Blackley is working from the bottom.
Blackley tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Blackley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.

Blackley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Blackley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Blackley preventing the sweep.
Blackley stops Jones from standing up.
Blackley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Blackley is controlling him.
Blackley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Blackley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blackley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blackley trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Blackley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Blackley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones blocks a head kick by Blackley.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Blackley shoots in.

Jones darts in and clinches Blackley up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackley tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Blackley counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Blackley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Cronus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.

Blackley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

Blackley 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 Blackley, into his guard.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blackley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a hook but Blackley avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Blackley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Blackley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in half guard, Blackley seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Derek Blackley!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Derek Blackley!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Derek Blackley!

Derek Blackley wins by unanimous decision!