PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brinkley
vs
Jones

180 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Brinkley finds it's target.

It looks like Chris Jones has been cut.
Brinkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brinkley throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Brinkley lands a with a good body shot.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Brinkley stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
A solid body kick from Jones.
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!
Brinkley cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Brinkley misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Brinkley slips the punch.
Brinkley throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Brinkley.
Brinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brinkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brinkley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Chris Jones's cut even more.
Jab, jab by Brinkley - just one landing.
Jones looks gassed!
Brinkley tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Brinkley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Brinkley misses with a few strikes there.
Brinkley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The cut above Chris Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brinkley looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brinkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a combination
and Brinkley counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Brinkley to acknowledge the strikes.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brinkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brinkley wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones passes Brinkley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Brinkley is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones prevents Brinkley from standing back up.

Brinkley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jesse Brinkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brinkley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brinkley avoids the head kick by Jones.
Brinkley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brinkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brinkley throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Brinkley throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Brinkley is retaining full guard.

Brinkley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brinkley falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.

Brinkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Brinkley.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Brinkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brinkley lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brinkley throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to de liver by Brinkley. Beautiful body shot.
Brinkley misses with a combination

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Brinkley fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to control but Brinkley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Brinkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brinkley misses with a double jab

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones is trying to drag Brinkley to the mat but Brinkley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brinkley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones scores with a takedown into Brinkley's guard.

Brinkley pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brinkley scores with a three punch combo!
Jesse Brinkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brinkley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Brinkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Brinkley misses.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Brinkley counter with a right hand.
Jesse Brinkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Brinkley avoids nicely.
Brinkley digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Brinkley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brinkley falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones prevents Brinkley from standing back up.

Brinkley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brinkley scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brinkley's guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Brinkley won't let him.

Brinkley wriggles free and stands up.
Brinkley throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Brinkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Brinkley misses.
Brinkley scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brinkley tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Brinkley misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brinkley lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Brinkley does no damage.
Brinkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Brinkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Brinkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brinkley lands a body shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Brinkley had a free shot at his head there.
Brinkley lands an overhand right.
Brinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brinkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to clinch
and Brinkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jesse Brinkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Brinkley counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Brinkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Brinkley tries to avoid it.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brinkley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brinkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Brinkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brinkley misses with a wild combination.
Jones wants to clinch
and Brinkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Brinkley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brinkley swinging wilding here.
Brinkley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Brinkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Brinkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Brinkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brinkley, as that shot connected.
Brinkley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brinkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brinkley cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Brinkley lands with an overhand left.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Brinkley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jesse Brinkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brinkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Brinkley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brinkley lands a nice looking body shot.
Brinkley connects with a looping right hand.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brinkley counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jesse Brinkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jones.
Brinkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brinkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Brinkley misses with a two punch combination.
Brinkley stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

That's two 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.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Brinkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brinkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brinkley fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is looking to clinch but Brinkley is avoiding it.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brinkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones tries for a takedown but Brinkley circles away easily
letting Brinkley counter with a right hand.
Brinkley tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brinkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brinkley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Brinkley.
Jones misses with a takedown
enabling Brinkley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Brinkley misses.
Brinkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Brinkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Brinkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brinkley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control but Brinkley is working from the bottom.

Brinkley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brinkley throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brinkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Brinkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brinkley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Brinkley didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones stops Brinkley from standing up.

Brinkley scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Brinkley.
I think Brinkley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!