PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spike St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

St Pierre
vs
Jones

168 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spike St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
Jones is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
St Pierre passes to full mount!
Jones looks winded!

St Pierre has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Pierre controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre landing punches.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Jones is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! St Pierre celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spike St Pierre!