PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes to the cage accompanied by Chien Fou . Jones has chosen Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ouelet
vs
Jones

180 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

184 cm
33
168 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ouelet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ouelet working some strikes from top position.
Ouelet has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ouelet preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones managing to control the position.
Ouelet cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Ouelet any problems.

Jones pushes Ouelet off and gets back to his feet.
Ouelet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ouelet moves into the clinch.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ouelet scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is working for takedown but Ouelet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ouelet has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ouelet fails to land.
Jones tries to break free but Ouelet pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ouelet looking for a takedown.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ouelet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ouelet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ouelet seems keen to control Jones's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouelet working a defensive guard here.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ouelet is trying to keep Jones in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Stephane Ouelet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouelet thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Ouelet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones cracks Ouelet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ouelet.
Jones digs a good body shot into Ouelet's ribs.
Jones throws a hook but Ouelet blocks it.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Ouelet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ouelet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ouelet is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Ouelet's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Ouelet is having none of it.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ouelet is looking to improve his position.
Ouelet holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ouelet wants to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Ouelet is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouelet misses the shot to the body.
Ouelet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones lands with a right hand.
A jab from Jones misses.
Ouelet looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouelet misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ouelet. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Ouelet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ouelet.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Ouelet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Ouelet misses.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Ouelet moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouelet tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Jones.
Ouelet is looking to clinch.
Ouelet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Ouelet throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones blocks a jab.
Ouelet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouelet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrew Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands with a hook. Ouelet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouelet throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Andrew Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones throws a jab when Ouelet was well out of range.
Ouelet just misses with a punch to the body.

Ouelet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ouelet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ouelet trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Ouelet working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ouelet landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ouelet manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ouelet has wrist control.
Jones trying to control but Ouelet is working from the bottom.
Ouelet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ouelet controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because Stephane Ouelet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouelet misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Ouelet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Ouelet wants to clinch.
Ouelet has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Ouelet's head and hops out.
Jones looks to land a combination but Ouelet avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ouelet's guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Ouelet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Ouelet working a defensive guard here.
Ouelet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones trying to control but Ouelet is working from the bottom.
Andrew Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ouelet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouelet fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouelet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouelet is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouelet throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouelet looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Ouelet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ouelet. Ouelet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouelet tries to clinch up.

Jones clinches.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is working Ouelet over against the cage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouelet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ouelet tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Ouelet lands an uppercut.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside.
Jones avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Ouelet misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Ouelet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ouelet or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Ouelet blocks a body shot from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Ouelet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ouelet is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Ouelet gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Stephane Ouelet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Ouelet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Ouelet scores with a knee to the head.
Ouelet prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones prevents a body shot from Ouelet.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.

Ouelet is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ouelet to the mat. Ouelet regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones cracks Ouelet with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ouelet keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Ouelet.
Ouelet keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Ouelet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ouelet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Jones!
Andrew Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, into his post fight interview.