PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maick Vanao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanao comes to the cage accompanied by Tu vieja la meona. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vanao
vs
Jones

193 cm
21
204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maick Vanao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vanao throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Maick Vanao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Vanao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanao looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Vanao swinging wildly here.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vanao swivels and escapes.
Vanao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Vanao.
Maick Vanao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Jones.
Vanao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Vanao's head but Vanao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanao tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vanao avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Vanao keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Vanao.
Vanao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanao.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vanao swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Vanao which made him look bad.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanao looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones dives in and grabs Vanao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vanao pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
Nice shot by Vanao.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vanao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vanao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanao lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Vanao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to clinch but Vanao moves out of range.
Vanao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Vanao lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones looks gassed!
Vanao works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones shoots in but Vanao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vanao is avoiding it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanao circles away.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Vanao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vanao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vanao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Vanao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vanao throws a one two combo.
Vanao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Vanao throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maick Vanao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanao with a nice cross.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Vanao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vanao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vanao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vanao.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vanao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Vanao lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vanao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanao scores with a three punch combo!
Vanao scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vanao tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vanao to the ground. Vanao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Vanao does it's job there.
Vanao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vanao swinging wildly here.
Vanao is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vanao lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Vanao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a swing at Vanao's ribcage but misses.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vanao as he jumps to the side.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maick Vanao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vanao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanao throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a crisp one two that drops Vanao! Jones thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vanao to his feet! Vanao is in big trouble!
Vanao swinging wildly here.
Vanao misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to clinch there but Vanao circles away.
Vanao throws a left and a right that both miss

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to stand but Vanao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vanao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Vanao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vanao wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Vanao has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.

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.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanao is retaining full guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vanao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vanao is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vanao slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maick Vanao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanao tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maick Vanao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Vanao should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanao defends it nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vanao is avoiding it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Vanao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vanao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vanao.
Vanao lands a jab to the nose.
Vanao throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Vanao.
Jones tries to clinch but Vanao is having none of it.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones dives in and grabs Vanao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vanao pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanao's waist but Vanao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vanao as he jumps to the side.
Vanao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but Vanao avoids it.
Vanao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vanao misses with a double jab
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanao is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Vanao circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanao throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to clinch but Vanao moves out of range.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vanao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanao keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vanao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Vanao as Jones shoots in.
Vanao misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vanao is out of range.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vanao circles away.
Vanao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Maick Vanao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Vanao keeps it at a distance.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanao's guard.

Vanao pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vanao misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vanao sprawls well. Vanao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vanao as he avoids it easily.
Vanao throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Vanao swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Vanao.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanao defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Vanao throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two 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.
Vanao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones looks for a takedown but Vanao sprawls well.
Vanao looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

Jones clinches.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanao is keeping busy.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanao smiles and moves away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vanao sprawls well. Vanao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a head kick but Vanao moves out of range.
Vanao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanao looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Vanao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Vanao.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanao tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanao throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Vanao throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vanao swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanao tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanao scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.

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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Vanao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanao swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Vanao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Vanao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maick Vanao.
I think Vanao 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Jones!