PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Jones

187 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quincy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jordan Jones misses.
Jordan Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quincy Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan Jones is just out of range.
Jordan Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quincy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy Jones slips under a jab.
Quincy Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jordan Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quincy Jones lunges at Jordan Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan Jones's hand.
Jordan Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jordan Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jordan Jones slips a jab and a cross from Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones throws a combination. Quincy Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jordan Jones moves out of range as Quincy Jones strikes.
Jordan Jones looks to land a left hand but Quincy Jones moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Quincy Jones there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Quincy Jones throws a hook but Jordan Jones avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quincy Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Jordan Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Quincy Jones missing with a left hand there. Jordan Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Jordan Jones.
Quincy Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jordan Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Quincy Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jordan Jones.
A jab from Quincy Jones misses.
Quincy Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Quincy Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quincy Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quincy Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jordan Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quincy Jones just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quincy Jones swings away with a body shot that misses

and Jordan Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quincy Jones's guard.
Jordan Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Quincy Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Jordan Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jordan Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quincy Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jordan Jones won't allow Quincy Jones to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quincy Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan Jones is staying active underneath Quincy Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quincy Jones is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones trying to control but Jordan Jones is working from the bottom.
Quincy Jones wants to pass the guard but Jordan Jones is keeping the position.
Quincy Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Quincy Jones looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones looks to throw a body kick

and Jordan Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quincy Jones looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones keeping full guard, as Jordan Jones tries to pass.
Quincy Jones has Jordan Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jordan Jones is pushing down on Quincy Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quincy Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Jordan Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quincy Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jordan Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quincy Jones's head.
Jordan Jones is pressing down on Quincy Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quincy Jones is holding on for now.
Quincy Jones is trying to maintain the position but Jordan Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Quincy Jones tries to roll over but Jordan Jones keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan Jones wants to pass to mount but Quincy Jones is defending the position.
Quincy Jones is staying active underneath Jordan Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quincy Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jordan Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jordan Jones moves away from the strike by Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones throws out a loose jab but Jordan Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan Jones tries to clinch up but Quincy Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Quincy Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jordan Jones is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Quincy Jones misses

and Jordan Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quincy Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan Jones has Quincy Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quincy Jones tries to break the clinch but Jordan Jones is controlling the position.
Jordan Jones misses with a knee strike.
Quincy Jones pushes Jordan Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jordan Jones tries a knee to the head but Quincy Jones blocks it.
Jordan Jones misses with a knee strike.
Quincy Jones avoiding damage as Jordan Jones throws knees to the body.
Jordan Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Quincy Jones lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan Jones is looking to control Quincy Jones's arms but Quincy Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan Jones has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quincy Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quincy Jones tries to circle away but Jordan Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Quincy Jones is trying to push Jordan Jones away but Jordan Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan Jones tries to stall but Quincy Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Quincy Jones is trying to break free.
Quincy Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jordan Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy Jones avoids it.
Jordan Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jordan Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jordan Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jordan Jones misses with a knee strike.
Quincy Jones tries to break free but Jordan Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan Jones prevents Quincy Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jordan Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy Jones avoids it.
Quincy Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quincy Jones is trying to push Jordan Jones away but Jordan Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy Jones blocks it with crossed arms.

Jordan Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy Jones throws out the jab.
Quincy Jones digs a good hook to Jordan Jones's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quincy Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quincy Jones throws out a loose jab but Jordan Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy Jones looks to land a right hand but Jordan Jones moved out of range.
Quincy Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quincy Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan Jones's shoulder, as Jordan Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Quincy Jones missing with a left hand there. Jordan Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quincy Jones misses with a combination
and Jordan Jones counters with a leg kick.
Quincy Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Quincy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quincy Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jordan Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Quincy Jones lands.
Quincy Jones swings for the body but Jordan Jones moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones lunges at Jordan Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan Jones's hand.

Jordan Jones is rocked!
Quincy Jones missing with a left hand there. Jordan Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quincy Jones misses with a straight right.
Quincy Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Quincy Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan Jones misses with a hook.
Quincy Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan Jones is just out of range.
Jordan Jones tries to clinch but Quincy Jones is having none of it.
Quincy Jones throws a nice looking combination but Jordan Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quincy Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jones thumps Quincy Jones with a low kick.
Jordan Jones checks the leg kick.
Quincy Jones takes a swing at Jordan Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jordan Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Quincy Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jordan Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Quincy Jones is just out of range.
Jordan Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan Jones tries to clinch but Quincy Jones is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jordan Jones in his tracks.
Jordan Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Quincy Jones misses.
Jordan Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quincy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Quincy Jones misses with a leg kick
and Jordan Jones counters with a series of strikes. Quincy Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan Jones tries to clinch there but Quincy Jones circles away.
Quincy Jones scores with the left hand. Jordan Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Quincy Jones throws the left hand but Jordan Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jordan Jones checks the leg kick.
Jordan Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones walks into a left hand.
Jordan Jones moves away from the strike by Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Quincy Jones cracks a nice hook into Jordan Jones's ribs.
Quincy Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan Jones is just out of range.
Quincy Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan Jones throws a right and a left that Quincy Jones avoids nicely.
Jordan Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quincy Jones throws a leg kick

and Jordan Jones counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jordan Jones has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jordan Jones.
Quincy Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy Jones gets through Jordan Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan Jones can't get the takedown.
Quincy Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Jordan Jones.
Quincy Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan Jones has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jordan Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quincy Jones gets underhooks to prevent Jordan Jones's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan Jones tries a knee to the head but Quincy Jones blocks it.
Jordan Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quincy Jones tries to break free but Jordan Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy Jones can't break the clinch.
Quincy Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jordan Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan Jones throws an elbow that misses.

That's two 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.
Quincy Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan Jones has double underhooks.
Quincy Jones can't break the clinch.
Quincy Jones lands with a left to the head.
Quincy Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jordan Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quincy Jones's brow.
Quincy Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quincy Jones is defending well for now.
Quincy Jones pushes Jordan Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jordan Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quincy Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quincy Jones can't break the clinch.
Jordan Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quincy Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jordan Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jordan Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quincy Jones's efforts to push away.
Quincy Jones avoiding damage as Jordan Jones throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Quincy Jones.
Jordan Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quincy Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quincy Jones tries to circle away but Jordan Jones has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones tries to break the clinch but Jordan Jones is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jordan Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Quincy Jones tries to circle away but Jordan Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Quincy Jones tries to break the clinch but Jordan Jones is controlling the position.

Quincy Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy Jones missing with a left hand there. Jordan Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan Jones scores with a head kick. Quincy Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Quincy Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quincy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quincy Jones swings for the body but Jordan Jones moves out of range.
Quincy Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Quincy Jones misses.
Jordan Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quincy Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jordan Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quincy Jones misses the shot to the body.
Quincy Jones misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan Jones.
Jordan Jones slips a jab from Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jordan Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quincy Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jordan Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jordan Jones.
Quincy Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quincy Jones is pulling down on Jordan Jones's head to control his posture.
Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Quincy Jones has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quincy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quincy 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

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