PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Mewes

168 cm
27
153 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

181 cm
32
160 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Mewes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mewes throws a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Mewes.
Mewes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mewes misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Mewes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mewes.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mewes avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mewes swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mewes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mewes pinned against the cage. Mewes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Jones backs off Mewes throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Mewes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones misses with the combination.
A big right from Jones misses.

Mewes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Mewes is keeping the position.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Mewes blocks nicely.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mewes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mewes's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Mewes keeps moving.
Mewes pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mewes wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Mewes is keeping the position.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Mewes is retaining full guard.

Mewes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mewes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking for a takedown.

Mewes has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mewes lands some shots froms side control.
Mewes cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Jones connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Mewes wants to take a breather but Jones manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mewes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mewes looking to pass the guard.
Mewes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mewes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mewes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mewes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mewes with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mewes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mewes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jason Mewes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Mewes. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
A combination from Mewes does no damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mewes!
Jones has his takedown stuffed

and Mewes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mewes scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.

Mewes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mewes moves out of range easily.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mewes tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mewes to the ground. Mewes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mewes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Mewes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mewes as he jumps to the side.
Mewes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.

Mewes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mewes landing some decent shots from guard.
Mewes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jason Mewes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mewes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mewes distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mewes won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Mewes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mewes postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.

Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mewes stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mewes!
Mewes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mewes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mewes wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

Mewes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mewes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mewes trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Mewes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mewes trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to bench press Mewes off him but Mewes keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mewes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mewes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones avoids the head kick by Mewes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mewes as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Mewes misses.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mewes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Mewes shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mewes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Mewes is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mewes.
Mewes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mewes pulls his head out easily.
Mewes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mewes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mewes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Mewes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mewes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mewes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mewes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mewes wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mewes blocks a head kick by Jones.
Mewes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mewes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jones clinches up with Mewes and pushes him back against the cage.
Mewes stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones jumps guard.
Mewes is stalling in the full guard.
Mewes wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Mewes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mewes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mewes stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mewes throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mewes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mewes moves out of range easily.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mewes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Craig Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jason Mewes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Mewes counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mewes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mewes 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mewes!
Jason Mewes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.