PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Vindaloo" by Fat Les. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Boy

188 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Geoffrey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Boy.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Jones leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but Boy moves away

and Boy moves into the clinch.

Jones pulls Boy into guard.
Boy won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Boy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boy pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Boy sits in half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Boy trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones pushes Boy off but Boy dives into side control.
Boy advances to mount.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Boy works his way to his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jones has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Boy.
Jones looking very determined here, making life difficult for Boy.
Boy is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Boy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy is trying to keep Jones in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Boy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Boy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

Boy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Boy working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boy wants to control but Jones postures up.
Boy defending against the ground and pound.

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boy is defended easily by Jones.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
Boy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Boy moves into the clinch.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Boy pulls Jones into guard.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Boy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Boy tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Geoffrey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Boy.
Boy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Boy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Boy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.

Jones forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Boy drops back down to his feet.
Boy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Geoffrey Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boy fails with the takedown.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Geoffrey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Boy.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boy defends it nicely.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Jones throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Geoffrey Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Boy throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Jones tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Boy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boy wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Boy on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Boy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Jones!
Geoffrey Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.