PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killem Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Az Yet - Last Night. Quick has chosen Ready, Able as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jones
vs
Quick

192 cm
25
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killem Quick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Quick tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Quick misses the jab.
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones moves away from the strike by Quick.
The fighters circling - Quick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quick with a jab.
Quick scores with a jab.
Quick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Quick moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a hook but Quick blocks it.
Quick misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Quick walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Quick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Quick slips under a jab.
Quick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Quick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Quick is controlling him
Quick trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

Jones pushes Quick off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Quick ducks down to avoid it.
Quick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quick digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Quick seems unphased.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quick.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Killem Quick will probably get the nod.
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.

Jones misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Quick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Jones tries to escape but Quick is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Quick tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Quick stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Quick content to control rather than advance.
Jones is controlling Quick's position as best he can from this difficult position.

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.
Quick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quick wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Quick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quick not doing much here.
Jones tries to roll over but Quick keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Quick in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killem Quick 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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Quick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Quick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Quick has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Quick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones kicks off Quick and gets to his feet.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Quick.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Quick shoots in.
Quick blocks a low kick nicely.
Quick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Quick catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Quick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Quick avoids the head kick by Jones.
Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quick counters with a two punch combo.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quick to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones misses with a low kick as Quick jumps back.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Quick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Quick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Quick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyrone Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Jones misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Quick tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Quick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Quick counter with a right hand.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses the jab.
Quick fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones digs a good hook to Quick's body.
Jones punishes Quick's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Quick walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Quick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Quick pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyrone Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killem Quick.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Jones scores with a jab.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Quick. Quick gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Tyrone Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quick. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Killem Quick!