PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C Mehnutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Budgie - Breadfan. A fine choice. Mehnutz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TNT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Mehnutz

192 cm
21
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, C Mehnutz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones cracks Mehnutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mehnutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Mehnutz shrugs it off though.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Mehnutz moves his leg out of the way.
Jones throws a head kick that Mehnutz semi-blocks.
Jones throws a head kick but Mehnutz moves out of range.
Mehnutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones misses the jab.
Mehnutz tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Mehnutz moved out of range.
Mehnutz lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mehnutz. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Jones thumps Mehnutz with a low kick.
Mehnutz moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Mehnutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Mehnutz is out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mehnutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Mehnutz has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehnutz's brow.
Mehnutz letting Jones take a breather here.
Mehnutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Mehnutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Mehnutz managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Mehnutz pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mehnutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Mehnutz.
Nice body punch from Mehnutz - that landed with a thud.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mehnutz blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Mehnutz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mehnutz.
Jones looking to stall.
Mehnutz lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones wants to break free but Mehnutz has control.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Mehnutz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mehnutz dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Mehnutz cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Mehnutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Mehnutz trying to land knees to the body.
Mehnutz lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Mehnutz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehnutz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

It looks like Mauricio Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mehnutz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehnutz's brow.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mehnutz has him pressed against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mehnutz dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Nice body punch from Mehnutz - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mehnutz as Jones tries to tie him up.
Mehnutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Mehnutz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Mehnutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but Mehnutz moved away.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones is looking to chop away at Mehnutz's legs.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mehnutz throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Mehnutz throws out a powerful jab.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Mehnutz moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mehnutz's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Mehnutz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mehnutz tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mehnutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Mehnutz seems unphased.
Mehnutz misses with a double jab
and Mehnutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehnutz tries to clinch up.
Mehnutz tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mehnutz tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a head kick but Mehnutz moves out of range.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mehnutz checks a leg kick.
Mehnutz lands with a nice body punch.
Mehnutz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jones is rocked!
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!

Mehnutz pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mehnutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mehnutz lands with a light punch inside.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mehnutz.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mehnutz controls his hands.
Mehnutz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mehnutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mehnutz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mehnutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mehnutz blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mehnutz.
Mehnutz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mehnutz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehnutz lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mehnutz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Mehnutz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Mehnutz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Mehnutz blocks a body shot from Jones.
Mehnutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mehnutz lands a left hand.
Mehnutz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is pushing Mehnutz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mehnutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Mehnutz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mehnutz lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Mehnutz blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mehnutz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mehnutz lands a nice uppercut.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mehnutz blocks it.
C Mehnutz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehnutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mehnutz avoids it.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mehnutz is blocking nicely.
Mehnutz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

C Mehnutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mehnutz's calf.
Mehnutz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mehnutz closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Mehnutz blocks the low kick.
Mehnutz wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Mehnutz 's knee.
Jones takes a swing at Mehnutz's ribcage but misses.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mehnutz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mehnutz is looking to clinch.
Mehnutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mehnutz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Mehnutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Mehnutz is just out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mehnutz's head backwards.

Mehnutz rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Mehnutz has control.
Mehnutz blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Mehnutz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Mehnutz gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mehnutz avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mehnutz lands a left hand.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehnutz's brow.
Jones is trying to break free.
Mehnutz blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Mehnutz dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehnutz's brow.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mehnutz.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mehnutz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mehnutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Mehnutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mehnutz dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Mehnutz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Mehnutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mehnutz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a hook. Mehnutz ducked under it nicely.
Mehnutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Mehnutz scores with a nice head shot.
Mehnutz avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Mehnutz sees coming a mile off.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Mehnutz tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Mehnutz wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mehnutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mehnutz tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Mehnutz looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mehnutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mehnutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehnutz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mehnutz moves away.
Jones cracks the inside of Mehnutz's front leg.
Jones feints and then cracks Mehnutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mehnutz down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mehnutz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Mehnutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mehnutz lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Mehnutz tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

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