PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gusenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gusenberg
vs
Jones

190 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gusenberg !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gusenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gusenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Gusenberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Gusenberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gusenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gusenberg throws an elbow but misses.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gusenberg wants to stall.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Gusenberg blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusenberg lands a left hand.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Gusenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Gusenberg seems unphased.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a leg kick but Gusenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gusenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Gusenberg avoids the head kick by Jones.

Gusenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Gusenberg leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gusenberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gusenberg is defending well for now.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gusenberg is controlling him.
Gusenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gusenberg stalling in the clinch.
Gusenberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones looks gassed!

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gusenberg rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gusenberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones wants to break free but Gusenberg has control.
Gusenberg slows down the pace here.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Gusenberg .
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Gusenberg has the dominant position.

Gusenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch.
Gusenberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gusenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam Gusenberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
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.

Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusenberg blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a head kick!
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gusenberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gusenberg obliges.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Gusenberg controls the action.
Gusenberg slows down the pace here.
Gusenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Gusenberg stalling the fight.
Gusenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gusenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gusenberg clinches up against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Gusenberg has the dominant position.
Jones avoiding damage as Gusenberg throws knees to the body.

Gusenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusenberg moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gusenberg moves out of range easily.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's two 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 throws a hook to the side of Gusenberg 's head but Gusenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Gusenberg moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Gusenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gusenberg rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gusenberg is stalling here.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gusenberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gusenberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Gusenberg stalls.
Nice elbow from Gusenberg .
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Gusenberg has control.
Gusenberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow strike.
Gusenberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.

Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .

Gusenberg moves into the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Gusenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gusenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.

Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusenberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusenberg landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Jon Jones's cut even more.
Gusenberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Gusenberg lands an uppercut.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Gusenberg , against the cage.

Gusenberg breaks the clinch.
Gusenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Gusenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Gusenberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gusenberg moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

Gusenberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gusenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Gusenberg throws an elbow that misses.
Gusenberg has Jones pushed against the cage.
Gusenberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up.
Gusenberg defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gusenberg ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Gusenberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusenberg also avoids with ease.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusenberg tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusenberg .
Gusenberg slips a straight right by Jones.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.

Gusenberg moves into the clinch.
Gusenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gusenberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gusenberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to work over Gusenberg 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Gusenberg breaks the clinch.

Gusenberg has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Gusenberg .
A knee to the head by Gusenberg .
Adam Gusenberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Gusenberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gusenberg throws an elbow but misses.

Gusenberg manages to break the clinch.
Gusenberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gusenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Gusenberg stalling the fight.
Jones works on Gusenberg 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Gusenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Gusenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusenberg missing with knees to the body.
Gusenberg taking a breather.
Gusenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gusenberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Gusenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusenberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Gusenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gusenberg lands a left hand.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gusenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gusenberg or not.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gusenberg keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones avoiding damage as Gusenberg throws knees to the body.
Gusenberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gusenberg landing knees to the head.
Gusenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Gusenberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Gusenberg is blocking nicely.

Gusenberg breaks from the clinch.
Gusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gusenberg clinches up against the cage.
Gusenberg throws an elbow that misses.
Adam Gusenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gusenberg lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Gusenberg tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusenberg lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to break free but Gusenberg pushes him back against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Gusenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gusenberg , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Gusenberg !