PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Braves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Braves
vs
Jones

187 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
26
289 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Braves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dallas Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Braves is having none of it.
Braves stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Braves tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves to clinch but Braves breaks away
and Braves counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braves connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Braves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Braves.
Jones throws a series of punches but Braves moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones has Braves pressed against the ropes, preventing Braves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Braves circles away.
Braves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Braves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Braves.
A head kick misses from Braves.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Braves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks for the body kick but Braves saw that one coming.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Braves is out of range.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Braves.
Braves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones tries to clinch there but Braves circles away.
Braves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Braves - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Braves. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Braves there.

Jones clinches up with Braves and pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Braves throws a head punch that misses.
Braves misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Braves is blocking nicely.
Braves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Braves struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Braves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braves is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Braves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braves blocks an elbow strike.
Jones taking a breather.
Braves trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Braves tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Braves is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braves can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.

Braves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braves.
Braves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braves scores with a jab to the head.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Braves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones tries to clinch there but Braves circles away.
Braves tries a head kick but it misses.
Braves fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Braves circles away.
Braves tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Braves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Braves swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Braves.
Braves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Braves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braves throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Braves throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the ropes.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Braves throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Braves.
Jimmy Braves is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braves connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Braves misses with a looping right.
Braves connects with a crisp jab.
Braves throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones avoids the head kick by Braves.
Braves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a low kick but Braves avoids it.
A head kick misses from Braves.
Jones tries to clinch up but Braves circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Braves circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braves.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braves throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braves's corner calls for a 1-2. Braves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Braves.
Braves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Braves here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Braves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Braves dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Braves keeps the fight on the outside.
Braves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jimmy Braves has been cut.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Braves tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Braves in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braves lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braves's brow.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries to stall but Braves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braves dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braves blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Braves avoids it.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dallas Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids the head kick by Braves.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braves avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Braves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braves is trying to break free.
Braves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands an elbow just above Braves 's eye.
Jones blocks a body shot from Braves.
Braves misses with a punch to the body.
Braves lands a right hand.
Braves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Braves misses with the head strike.
Braves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braves throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Braves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braves can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braves tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Braves scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braves is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Braves into the ropes.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braves missing with knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Braves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Braves.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Braves checks it.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Braves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braves swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Braves swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braves throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Braves lands with a good body shot.
Braves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Braves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Braves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Braves looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Braves tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones tries to clinch there but Braves circles away.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimmy Braves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Braves.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Braves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braves can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braves's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Braves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Braves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
Braves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braves is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braves working hard to break the clinch.
Braves misses with the head strike.
Braves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Braves.
Braves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braves pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Braves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Braves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braves 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braves wants to break free but Jones has control.
Braves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Braves can't break the clinch.
Braves avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braves tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Braves back against the ropes.
Braves is trying to break free.
Braves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Braves tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Braves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braves tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braves blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

Jimmy Braves's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Braves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braves pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jones has Braves pushed against the ropes.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to stall but Braves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones avoiding damage.
Braves is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is trying to stall.
Braves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dallas Jones.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braves is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Braves is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Braves.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Braves gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Braves fails to land.
Braves misses with a body punch.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jimmy Braves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Jones forces Braves back against the ropes and clinches.
Braves tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Braves back against the ropes.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Jimmy Braves's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braves.
Braves misses with a punch to the body.
Braves missing with knees to the body.
Dallas Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braves takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Braves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dallas Jones!
A very excited looking Dallas Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.