PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Jones

202 cm
24
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James misses with a straight left.
James throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from James.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lebron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Jones.
James throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by James.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
James looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones moves away from the strike by James.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
James is looking to reverse the position.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Jones working the ground and pound.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.

Jones has hold of James's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! James tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jones cranks the arm and James screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from James, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). King Jones!