PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andre Toulon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andre Toulon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Toulon
vs
Jones

170 cm
32
212 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

192 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toulon doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
letting Toulon counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Toulon has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Toulon moves out of range easily.

Toulon moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Toulon moves out of range.
Toulon catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones swinging wildly here.

Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon has managed to clinch.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toulon clinches with his opponent.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.

Toulon clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon throws out a powerful jab.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to chop away at Toulon's legs.
Jones looks gassed!

Toulon clinches with his opponent.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Toulon clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Toulon has the dominant position.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to stall.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Toulon is out of range.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Toulon moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Toulon forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon with a nice cross.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

Toulon moves into the clinch successfully.
Toulon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Toulon rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Toulon darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toulon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a low kick but Toulon moves out of range easily.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Toulon drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Toulon takes the fight into the clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Toulon rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Toulon has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toulon prevents a takedown attempt there.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Toulon moves into the clinch successfully.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Toulon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Toulon moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a body punch but Toulon moves out of range.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

Toulon has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Toulon moves out of range.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch.
Andre Toulon is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Toulon counters with a straight right hand.

Toulon has managed to clinch.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toulon cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to circle away but Toulon has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

Toulon takes the fight into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with the combination.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.

Toulon clinches.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Toulon moves into the clinch.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Toulon takes the fight into the clinch.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon digs a good hook to Jones's body.

Toulon moves into the clinch.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon clinches.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves forwards but Toulon connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon has managed to clinch.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Toulon clinches with his opponent.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Toulon is defending well.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Toulon moves into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Toulon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

Toulon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch.

Toulon forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon clinches up against the cage.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Toulon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Toulon 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!

Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toulon tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Toulon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toulon was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Toulon defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Toulon moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.

Toulon clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Toulon clinches with his opponent.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon has managed to clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Toulon moves into the clinch.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Toulon clinches up against the cage.

Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Toulon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toulon rather than just go for the knockout.
Toulon tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Toulon moves into the clinch.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Jones taking a breather.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toulon lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Toulon drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Toulon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Toulon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon clinches with his opponent.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Toulon controls his hands.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toulon.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

Toulon forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Toulon manages to break the clinch.

Toulon forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Toulon clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Toulon drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toulon tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Toulon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Toulon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toulon 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Toulon!