PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes to the cage accompanied by Chien Fou . Jones has chosen Everything Zen- Bush as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ouelet
vs
Jones

180 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones catches Ouelet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones throws a head kick but Ouelet moves out of range.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouelet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ouelet counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ouelet prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ouelet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Ouelet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ouelet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ouelet is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Ouelet postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet looking to pass the guard.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ouelet stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ouelet is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ouelet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ouelet is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Ouelet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Ouelet is having none of it.
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
Jones wants to stand but Ouelet is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands a couple of elbows.
Ouelet chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ouelet is controlling him.
Ouelet landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to stand up but Ouelet is controlling him.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ouelet throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ouelet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouelet, not yet.
Jones won't allow Ouelet to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ouelet is on top in guard.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ouelet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ouelet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet 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.

Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ouelet.
Jones keeps Ouelet at a distance using the push kick.
Ouelet avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ouelet circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Ouelet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a right and a left that Ouelet avoids nicely.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Ouelet.
Ouelet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ouelet doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a right hand that misses

and Ouelet counters with a takedown into side control.
Ouelet prevents Jones from escaping the position.

Ouelet decides to stand back up.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Ouelet has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouelet is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage.
Ouelet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Ouelet is blocking nicely.
Ouelet misses with the head strike.

Ouelet lands a takedown into guard.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Ouelet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Ouelet is having none of it.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Ouelet trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ouelet manages to pass to side control.
Ouelet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ouelet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is looking to escape.
Ouelet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ouelet.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to escape.
Ouelet slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ouelet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ouelet drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ouelet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouelet defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Ouelet wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouelet ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouelet checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut

and Ouelet counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ouelet asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones is trying to buck Ouelet off.
Ouelet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ouelet lands a few punches from side control.
Ouelet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ouelet landing strikes.

Jones explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouelet slips a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Ouelet with a series of wild strikes but Ouelet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a series of punches but Ouelet avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ouelet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouelet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Jones tries to sprawl but Ouelet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ouelet.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ouelet is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouelet lands a nice short elbow.
Ouelet stalling.
Ouelet working the head and body with strikes.
Ouelet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ouelet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mitchell Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stephane Ouelet has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones misses with a hook. Ouelet ducked under it nicely.
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouelet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouelet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
A very excited looking Stephane Ouelet 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.