PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hurrican Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doctor Jones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gravity
vs
Jones

190 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurrican Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones moves into the clinch.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Gravity takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones is working Gravity over against the cage.
Gravity wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Gravity pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gravity looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Gravity throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gravity throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Gravity lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Jones rushes Gravity and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Gravity is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.
Gravity has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Jones has clasped his hands together around Gravity's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones trying to control the position but Gravity is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravity is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gravity some visible discomfort.
Jones is working Gravity over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is looking for a sweep.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

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!
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.

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.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Gravity controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gravity sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Gravity's head but Gravity avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Hurrican Gravity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravity stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones connects with the punch.
Gravity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Gravity misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Gravity looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Gravity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity misses with a body punch

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Gravity didn't expect that.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Gravity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Gravity blocks nicely.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Gravity keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Gravity will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravity.
Jones lands a nice hook to Gravity's body. Gravity takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Gravity misses its intended target.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gravity.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gravity sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Hurrican Gravity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Jones.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurrican Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity jabs at Jones's body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Gravity throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravity throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Gravity walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravity.
Gravity throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Gravity tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gravity stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gravity wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones gets through Gravity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Gravity pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Gravity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravity throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones punishes Gravity's body with a nice straight punch.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gravity as he avoids it easily.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Gravity back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Gravity's ribcage. Gravity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.

Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gravity won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gravity keeps working.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones working Gravity over with strikes.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones moves into full mount! Gravity won't be happy about that!
Jones scoring with strikes but Gravity is staying in there.

Jones working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gravity looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jones! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doctor Jones!