PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaskan Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes into the arena with Skrillex - Summit blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Two Steps From Hell: Wrath of Sea [Extended Remix]. The key to victory for Alaskan Assassin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Assassin
vs
Jones

200 cm
21
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

198 cm
20
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alaskan Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Assassin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Assassin against the cage but Assassin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Alaskan Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Assassin.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Assassin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Assassin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Assassin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Assassin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones cracks Assassin with a solid left hand.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assassin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Assassin's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.

Assassin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Assassin's brow.

Assassin working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Assassin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Assassin's brow.

Assassin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Assassin's head.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Assassin's head.
Jones trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.

Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones works over Assassin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones cracks Assassin with a solid left hand.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Assassin is retaining full guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Assassin's brow.
Jones is working Assassin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assassin circles away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Assassin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Assassin against the cage but Assassin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Assassin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Assassin against the cage but Assassin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alaskan Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Assassin quickly recovers to half guard.

Assassin looking for submissions off his back.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones breaks from Assassin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Assassin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working Assassin over with strikes.

Assassin looking for submissions off his back.

Assassin actively working from the bottom here.
Assassin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Assassin's hands, connecting with Assassin's forehead.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is trying to control. Assassin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jimmy Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Assassin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assassin's head.
Jones stands up over Assassin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Assassin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.

Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones is in close to Assassin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Assassin is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Assassin working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones 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.

Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones is working Assassin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones pushes down on Assassin's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Assassin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Assassin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Assassin is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Assassin actively working from the bottom here.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones lands with some strikes.

Assassin is rocked!
Jones lands a big shot to the head and Assassin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Jones!
Jimmy Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jimmy Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.