PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jure Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Incubus- Drive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pavlovic
vs
Jones

188 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jure Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pavlovic eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pavlovic avoids them all with ease.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pavlovic avoids nicely.
Jones cracks Pavlovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Pavlovic is out of range.
Pavlovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlovic moves away.
Pavlovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pavlovic is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Pavlovic circles away and we're back to standing.

Pavlovic closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pavlovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to circle away but Pavlovic has him pinned against the cage.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Jones looks gassed!
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Pavlovic rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jure Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Pavlovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Jones avoiding damage as Pavlovic throws knees to the body.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavlovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Pavlovic has control.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlovic won't allow it.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is working for takedown but Pavlovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pavlovic trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jure Pavlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Pavlovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlovic wants to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jure Pavlovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pavlovic throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlovic tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Pavlovic moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Pavlovic tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pavlovic avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Pavlovic moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
Jure Pavlovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlovic throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside.
Pavlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Pavlovic's defenses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavlovic wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Pavlovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up.

Pavlovic forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Jones can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic missing with knees to the body.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic wants to stall.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.

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.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Pavlovic backpedaling.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pavlovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Pavlovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavlovic is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jure Pavlovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Pavlovic blocks the low kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlovic tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovic looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.

Pavlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to break free but Pavlovic has control.
Pavlovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlovics head.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jure Pavlovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Jimmy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlovic.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlovic controls the action.
Jones blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Pavlovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Pavlovic!