PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Rebel Song. Max Collins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Collins
vs
Jones

195 cm
27
195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Collins backing up. Collins nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Collins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Collins trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is controlling the pace.
Collins wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Collins wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Jones is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Jones misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jordan Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Collins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones regains half guard, as Collins was trying to land strikes.
Collins wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Collins prevents Jones from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to kick Collins off but Collins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Collins is controlling him well.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Collins.

Collins is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jones still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jones has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is not content to let Jones control the position.
Collins manages to get back to half guard.
Collins is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan 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 checks a leg kick.

Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Collins tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Collins.
Jones is looking to control Collins's arms but Collins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Collins wants a takedown but no success here.
Collins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins misses with the combination.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lands a jab.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collins passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Collins is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins works his way into full mount!
Collins with a couple of short strikes.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Collins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Collins loaded up on that one.
Jones wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Collins throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Collins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins landing punches.
Collins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Collins loaded up on that one.
Collins unloading with bombs!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Collins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to buck Collins off but he can't manage it.
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Collins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Collins drops Jones with a nice combination! Collins dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Max Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jones covers up, he's hurt! Collins keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Collins and the ref steps in to end the fight! Collins can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Collins!