PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Means (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Means

210 cm
26
289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dallas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaston Means!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Means finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Means looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Means fails to land.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Means shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Means throws a half hearted mid kick.
Means swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch there but Means circles away.
A jab from Means does it's job there.
Jones tries to clinch there but Means circles away.
Means connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Means comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Means.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Means can pounce on him.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Means moves away and avoids it.
Means lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Means avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Means throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Means throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Means keeps it at a distance.
Means lands with a thumping leg kick.
Means sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones rushes Means and presses him up against the ropes.
Means looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Means doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Means leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Means lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Means is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Means avoids it.
Jones has Means pushed against the ropes.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Means lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Means leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Means has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Means.
Means lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Means 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 trying to land knees to the body.
Means throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is looking to clinch but Means is avoiding it.
Means fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Gaston Means is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Means counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Means counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Means looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Means throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dallas Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Means tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Means circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Means lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Means.
Means tries a head kick but it misses.
Means bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Means.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Means.
Jones is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Means doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jones crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jones's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaston Means!
Gaston Means decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.