PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Murder Ya by Kenny Ken (Benny Page RMX) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Mikey Joans has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mikey Joans seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Joans
vs
Jones

200 cm
20
269 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones digs a good body shot into Joans's ribs.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joans moves away.
Joans with a jab.
Jones tries to clinch there but Joans circles away.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A jab from Jones misses.

Joans scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Joans postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Joans landing with the ground and pound.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Joans is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joans is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Joans with a nice head shot there.
Joans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joans is controlling him.
Joans is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joans won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joans throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Joans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Joans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joans misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a combination
and Joans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Joans.
Joans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joans trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joans looking to pass the guard.
Joans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones has Joans pulled in close to control his posture.
Joans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joans misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Joans coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joans misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.

Jones drops Joans with a beautiful combination! Joans stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
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 Mikey Joans will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Joans circles away.

Joans is rocked!

It looks like Mikey Joans has been cut.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joans swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fails to land the takedown.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands a right hand.
Oh Joans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones cracks Joans with a nice body shot.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Joans's ribcage. Joans let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Joans hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Barclay Jones!