Mason Jones

Says flatly it 'could go either way' and admits he's taking the big underdog here.

A durable, high-output pressure fighter with great cardio who throws constant combinations, rips body shots and uses step-in knees the analyst calls fantastic. His striking defense is a real concern; the analyst says he effectively forgets to defend himself because he's so focused on hurting the other guy, though he's durable enough to absorb it. His grappling is solid too: good cage work, dirty boxing and judo-style throws he doesn't use as a primary gameplan but can lean on. The analyst raises, without resolving, a concern that Jones has been in too many hard fights recently.

picks Jones to beat Sola up close

A gritty, forward-pressing striker who throws combinations, works the body, and probes with the jab and step-in knees, backed by a durable chin -- he absorbed heavy punches from a hard-hitting past opponent and kept coming. He is also a good grappler with a good cage push, good dirty boxing, and judo-based throws, plus good cardio. The analyst sees him forcing an ugly fight in the pocket and winning there.

repeats his own soft 'I think I'm going to' phrasing twice rather than a flat declaration

Good striker with forward pressure who puts combinations together, works the body well, and has a probing jab and a step-in knee. Good grappling built around the cage push, mixing in dirty boxing and knees along with occasional throws -- the analyst expects a mostly striking contest with some cage-push grappling rather than traditional takedowns.

He restates the same winner three separate times without ever softening the outcome itself, and he explicitly picks against the fighter he says he personally favors.

Good, well-rounded striker with good combinations who works the body well and comes forward with a good step-in knee, usually working toward getting opponents against the cage to blend in dirty boxing, knees and his grappling. Decent throws when he chooses to grapple, though it is not primarily a takedown-hunting style. The analyst calls him the one getting it done here despite rooting personally for the hometown opponent.