PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall comes to the ring accompanied by Nico Vega - Beast. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Van Hall
vs
Jones

189 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Van Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch but Van Hall is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Van Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Van Hall both land. Nice combination.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Hall tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Van Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hall working aggressively here.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.

Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Van Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Jones working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Van Hall.
Van Hall wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones has Van Hall pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
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!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones with a knee to the head.

Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hall tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones landing knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Van Hall's ribcage. Van Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Van Hall misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones taking a breather.
Jones working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Hall throws a lazy uppercut

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Hall breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Van Hall is having none of it.
Ruud Van Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Van Hall slips the punch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Van Hall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Van Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hall manages to avoid it.
Van Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Van Hall gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Ruud Van Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jon Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Jones.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Jones!