PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saber
vs
Jones

187 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber is looking to clinch.
Saber tries to clinch up.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saber tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saber tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Saber is having none of it.
Jab from Jones.
Saber tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings for the body but Saber moves out of range.
Saber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saber misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Saber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saber moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Saber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saber fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Saber is looking to clinch.
Saber fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saber is defended easily by Jones.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
letting Saber counter with a right hand.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a jab to Saber's midsection.
Saber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saber gets slowly back to his feet.
Saber misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a swing at Saber's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Saber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Saber moves away

and Saber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saber.
Saber misses with a punch to the body.
Saber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Saber.
Saber keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Saber.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to break free.

Saber breaks the clinch.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saber rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones wants to clinch.
Saber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Saber keeps the fight on the outside.

Saber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saber keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Saber.
A short right from Saber.
Saber is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Saber manages to break the clinch.
Saber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch

and Saber counters by moving into the clinch.
Saber misses with the head strike.
Saber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Saber digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries to break free but Saber pushes him back against the cage.
Saber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Saber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saber wants to clinch.
Saber tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Saber tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saber manages to avoid it.
Saber walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Saber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones jabs at Saber's body.
Saber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saber wants to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Saber backing up. Saber nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones slips under a jab from Saber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Saber wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cameron Saber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saber wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones swings for the body but Saber moves out of range.
Jon Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a body punch but Saber moves out of range.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Saber misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Saber tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
Saber wants to clinch
and Saber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saber wants to clinch.
Saber wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Saber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saber wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Saber closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones tries to clinch up but Saber circles away and keeps his distance.
Saber avoids the body shot from Jones.
Saber throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a combination. Saber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones works Saber's body with a nice hook.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Saber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones punishes Saber's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Saber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Saber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saber wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saber tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones stuns Saber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saber tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Saber is rocked!
Jones wants to clinch but Saber slips to the side

and Saber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saber.
Oh Saber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saber seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saber has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saber. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saber backs up against the cage.
Saber avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saber clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saber tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saber thinking.
Saber tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Saber misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saber was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Saber tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saber tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cameron Saber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber tries to clinch up
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saber tries to clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saber tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Saber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones looks to land a combination but Saber avoids it well.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saber tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones wants to clinch but Saber slips to the side
and Saber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a nice hook to Saber's body. Saber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saber misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saber at a distance.
Saber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Saber darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Saber looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones cracks Saber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body punch but Saber moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Saber tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cameron Saber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saber closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saber fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Saber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saber misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones punishes Saber's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

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