PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Vincent

197 cm
24
272 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Attack Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Vincent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Vincent's head.
Jones misses with a hook. Vincent ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Vincent with that takedown attempt.
Vincent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Vincent on that attempt.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.

Vincent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vincent tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has Vincent pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vincent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Vincent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vincent showed some decent athleticism there.
Vincent wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Vincent stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vincent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vincent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones trying to hold on to Vincent's head to control him but Vincent postures up.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vincent is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vincent checks a low kick from Jones.
Vincent looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vincent moves into the clinch.

Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vincent digs a good hook to Jones's body.

Vincent closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.

Vincent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vincent is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vincent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vincent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vincent stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Vincent darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Vincent on that attempt.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vincent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Vincent stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vincent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincent tries for a takedown. No joy.

Vincent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones won't allow Vincent to sweep him here.
Jones throws a strike but Vincent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Vincent is controlling the position.

Vincent stands up from Jones's guard - Vincent perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.

Vincent closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.

Vincent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vincent.
Vincent prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Vincent to work.
Vincent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
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 gets caught flat footed, as Vincent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Vincent decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Vincent darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Vincent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Vincent has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Vincent gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vincent controlling from the top position.

Vincent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vincent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Vincent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vincent seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.

Vincent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vincent on the ground.
Vincent 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.

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

Vincent is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vincent trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

Vincent gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
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 throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Vincent is out of range.
Vincent has a takedown stuffed.

Vincent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vincent passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vincent wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Vincent stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
David Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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

Vincent decides to return to a standing position.

Vincent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vincent in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vincent throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vincent tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vincent has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vincent has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looking to control and managing it successfully.

Vincent is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Jones misses with an uppercut.

Vincent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vincent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vincent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.

Vincent decides to pull guard.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vincent dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vincent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Vincent closes the distance and clinches.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vincent. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vincent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vincent clinches.

Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Vincent misses with a head kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.

Vincent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Vincent stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Vincent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vincent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vincent clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Vincent.
A right hook to the body lands for Vincent.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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

Vincent stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Good work by Vincent as he checks the leg kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincent.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Vincent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vincent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Vincent closes the distance and clinches.

Vincent breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Vincent with that takedown attempt.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Vincent's shoulder, as Vincent tries to avoid the shot.
Vincent scores with a three punch combo!
Vincent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent avoids the head kick by Jones.

Vincent moves into the clinch.

Vincent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vincent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vincent holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michael Vincent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vincent looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Vincent trying to control the position here.
David Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vincent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vincent! Michael Vincent retains his heavyweight title!