PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Jones (ranked 2745 p4p, 3270 weight class) and Jame Todd (ranked 362 p4p, 422 weight class). Darwin Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Todd

191 cm
23
185
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jame Todd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Todd checks a leg kick.
Todd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Todd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Todd looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Todd misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Todd as Jones shoots in.
That kick from Jones tenderised Todd's leg. Todd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Todd fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Todd looks winded!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
Todd stuffs the takedown.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Jones clinches.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Todd tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones avoiding damage as Todd throws knees to the body.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones stuns Todd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todd takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Todd misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Todd tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jame Todd.
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Todd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.

Todd tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Todd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones wants to stand up but Todd is controlling him.
Jones seems keen to control Todd's posture.
Jones wants to stand up but Todd is controlling him.
Jones pulls Todd in close to his closed guard and prevents Todd from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Todd is proving a slippery customer.
Todd content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darwin Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Todd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Todd is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Jones with a nice calf kick.
Todd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd tries to clinch up.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Todd fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Todd, which made it look bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Todd closes the distance and clinches.
Todd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Todd avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones controls Todd momentarily but Todd frees himself.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jame Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Todd pinned against the cage. Todd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
A nice combination there by Todd.
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!
Todd dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jame Todd.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Todd, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Todd against the cage but Todd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darwin Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Todd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Todd avoids it really well and circles away.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Todd back into the cage.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Todd fails to land the takedown.
Todd takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Todd's head and hops out.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Todd.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darwin Jones dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Todd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Todd avoids the body shot from Jones.
Darwin Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Todd.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Jones wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Todd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is working Todd over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Todd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Todd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jones has Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Jones prevents a body shot from Todd.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Todd missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Todd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks for the body kick but Todd saw that one coming.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Todd is defending well for now.
Todd trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jones pulls guard successfully.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones managing to control the position.
Todd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position.
Darwin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones wants to stand but Todd is controlling the position.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Todd. Todd gets slowly back to his feet.
Jame Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Jones!
A less than humble Darwin Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.