PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Tresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jr Jonesy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tresh
vs
Jr Jonesy

220 cm
24
271 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 65$ *

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Tresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jr Jonesy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonesy shoots and misses
and Tresh counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Tresh.
Jonesy misses with a takedown attempt
and Tresh counters with a stiff right hand.
David Jr Jonesy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonesy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tresh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jr Jonesy.
Jonesy tries for a takedown but Tresh circles away easily
and Tresh counters with a two punch combo.
Jonesy looks gassed!
Jonesy fails with the takedown
and Tresh counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonesy tries for a takedown but Tresh circles away easily

and Tresh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jonesy!
Tresh landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tresh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tresh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jonesy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jonesy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Tresh wants to finish this one by submission but Jonesy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tresh.
Tresh looking to finish with strikes here!
Tresh tries to control but Jonesy wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tresh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jonesy because Tresh loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tresh landing shots from mount.
Tresh throws some wild stikes that Jonesy manages to avoid easily.
Tresh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tresh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jonesy is trying desperately to improve position.

Tresh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jonesy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tresh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jonesy is now in Tresh's guard. A big mistake from Tresh there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tresh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tresh trying to control the position here.
Jonesy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tresh is retaining full guard.
Tresh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tresh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jonesy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jonesy wants to control from the top but Tresh keeps moving.

Jonesy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tresh dives on top into guard.

Jonesy working for a triangle but Tresh defends it easily.
Jonesy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tresh controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Tresh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tresh swinging wildly here.
Jonesy shoots and misses
and Tresh counters with a series of strikes. Jonesy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jonesy avoids the head kick by Tresh.
Jonesy has his takedown stuffed
and Tresh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonesy tries for a takedown but Tresh circles away easily
and Tresh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jr Jonesy.
Tresh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonesy fails with the takedown
and Tresh counters with a right hand to the body.
Jonesy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh lands a slapping body shot.
Jonesy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tresh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tresh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tresh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jonesy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tresh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tresh!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tresh works over Jonesy's head and body with a nice combination.
Tresh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Niko Tresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Tresh lands with a good body shot.
Jonesy misses with a takedown attempt
and Tresh counters with a left and a right that stings Jonesy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tresh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Tresh.
Jonesy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tresh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tresh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonesy can do to turn this around?
Jonesy has his takedown stuffed
and Tresh counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonesy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tresh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tresh fails to land with a series of punches.
Tresh throws a combination. Jonesy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jonesy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tresh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonesy tries for a takedown but Tresh circles away easily
and Tresh counters with a two punch combo.
Jonesy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tresh throws a sloppy head kick and Jonesy moves out of range easily.
Tresh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tresh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tresh lands with a nice combination. Jonesy backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tresh misses with a wild combination.
Tresh throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tresh misses with a wild combination.
Jonesy misses with a takedown attempt

and Tresh counters with a shoot takedown. Jonesy fights it but they end up in guard.
Jonesy keeping moving, preventing Tresh from controlling successfully.
Tresh forces his way into half guard.

Tresh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tresh wants to control but Jonesy is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Tresh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jonesy misses with a takedown attempt
and Tresh counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonesy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tresh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jonesy.
Jonesy has his takedown stuffed
and Tresh counters with a left and a right that stings Jonesy.
No joy there for Tresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonesy misses with a takedown
and Tresh counters with a nice uppercut.
Niko Tresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jr Jonesy.
Tresh throws a one two combo.
Tresh digs a good body shot into Jonesy's ribs.
Tresh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonesy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jonesy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonesy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tresh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tresh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jonesy backs up against the cage.
Tresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tresh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tresh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jonesy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jonesy misses with a takedown
and Tresh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tresh!
A punch lands to the side of Jonesy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jonesy shoots and misses

and Tresh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tresh passes Jonesy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tresh content to control rather than advance.

Tresh is working for a submission of some sort.

Tresh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jonesy sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tresh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonesy keeps working.
David Jr Jonesy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jonesy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tresh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jonesy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.

Tresh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tresh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jonesy is refusing to be controlled, as Tresh sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tresh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Niko Tresh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jonesy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Tresh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tresh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Tresh!