PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthieu Courageux (ranked 4575 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Darren Jones (ranked 487 p4p, 489 weight class). Courageux comes to the ring accompanied by Jul. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Courageux
vs
Jones

184 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Self confident

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthieu Courageux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courageux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courageux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courageux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Courageux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courageux lands with a right hand.

Jones forces Courageux back against the ropes and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves out of range as Courageux strikes.
Jones avoids the body shot from Courageux.
A combination from Courageux does no damage.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Courageux does no damage.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Courageux backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Courageux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Courageux misses with a series of wild punches.
Courageux keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch up but Courageux circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Courageux in a clinch.
Courageux is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Courageux misses with a looping right.
Courageux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matthieu Courageux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Courageux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Courageux jabs at Jones's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courageux is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Courageux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Courageux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courageux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Courageux misses.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Courageux.
Courageux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch but Courageux is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Courageux.
Courageux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthieu Courageux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones rushes Courageux and presses him up against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Courageux here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Courageux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Courageux is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Courageux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Courageux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Courageux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Courageux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Courageux is defending well for now.
Courageux wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Courageux throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Courageux's corner calls for a 1-2. Courageux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Courageux looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Courageux misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courageux looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Courageux misses the target.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Courageux pushes him off.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courageux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.

Jones clinches up with Courageux and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Courageux tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Courageux blocks the leg kick.
Courageux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones wants to clinch up but Courageux keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courageux blocks the body kick.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Courageux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Courageux is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Courageux throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courageux swinging wildly here.
Courageux lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Courageux throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courageux throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Courageux throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matthieu Courageux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones dips to his left and cracks Courageux with an uppercut!
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Courageux checks it.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Courageux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Courageux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Courageux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courageux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Courageux manages to step out the way in time.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Courageux.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Courageux pushes him away.
Courageux throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Courageux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Courageux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courageux misses with a right hand

and before Courageux can reset, Jones rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Courageux is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!

Courageux is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courageux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courageux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Courageux's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Courageux - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darren Jones!