PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Puncher
vs
Jones

225 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jet Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Puncher in a clinch.
Puncher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Puncher misses with a punch on the inside.
Puncher throws a head punch that misses.
Puncher has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Puncher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Puncher lands a nice uppercut.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puncher slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Puncher fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jones gets a clinch.
Puncher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puncher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puncher throws a head punch that misses.

Jones is trying to trip Puncher. He has hold of a leg but Puncher is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Puncher wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Puncher has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Puncher passes into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Puncher wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puncher fails with a takedown attempt.
Puncher looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Puncher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puncher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puncher fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Puncher dodges it nicely.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to stand up but Puncher has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puncher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones thows a huge punch but Puncher dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones looks for a takedown but Puncher sprawls well.

Jones shoots in and bounces Puncher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Puncher has wrist control.
Jones wants to stand but Puncher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones throws a strike but Puncher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Jones dominated that 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.

Puncher wants to clinch.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Puncher clinches but Jones breaks the clinch

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Puncher's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Puncher blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones wants to stand but Puncher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Puncher wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Puncher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is looking to stand up but Puncher won't let him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Puncher manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Puncher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Puncher blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Puncher pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puncher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Puncher.
Jones tries for a takedown but Puncher manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puncher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puncher or not.

Jones breaks the clinch.
The Puncher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puncher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Puncher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puncher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Puncher has wrist control.
Puncher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Puncher wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Jones 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. This is the final round!

Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Puncher tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Puncher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puncher shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Puncher with an uppercut!
Puncher tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Puncher saw that one coming.

Jones rushes Puncher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puncher backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Puncher fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Puncher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puncher's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puncher's guard.
Puncher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Puncher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Puncher on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Puncher. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones forces Puncher back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Puncher throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Puncher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Puncher regains guard immediately.
Jones wants to stand but Puncher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones postures up in Puncher's guard and throws a big left but Puncher blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puncher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Puncher misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Puncher on the inside.
Puncher takes a shot to the head.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puncher throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a body punch.
Puncher swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puncher.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Puncher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puncher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has Puncher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Puncher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Puncher avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Puncher circles away.

Jones moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Puncher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Puncher.
Puncher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puncher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puncher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Puncher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Puncher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puncher shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jet Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puncher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones misses with the combination.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puncher's guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Puncher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Jones!