PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat has chosen BLIND by KoRn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
dGreat

193 cm
21
220 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
211 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oby dGreat!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dGreat lands a lovely overhand right.
dGreat scores with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a body punch but dGreat moves out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by dGreat.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
dGreat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones wants to clinch but dGreat slips to the side
and dGreat counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dGreat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dGreat circles away from the clinch attempt
and dGreat counters with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but dGreat moves out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones wants to clinch up but dGreat keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat circles away from the clinch attempt.
dGreat thows a left - swing and a miss!
dGreat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. dGreat does a little dance to reset his feet.
dGreat scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but dGreat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from dGreat tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for dGreat.
dGreat has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dGreat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by dGreat.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dGreat.
dGreat cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dGreat counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dGreat counters with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but dGreat circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but dGreat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones closes the distance but dGreat moves to the side
and dGreat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but dGreat moves away
and dGreat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dGreat is looking to land body kicks.
dGreat misses with a hook

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dGreat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat lands a body punch.
dGreat tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
dGreat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dGreat gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dGreat lands a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards dGreat's brow.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
dGreat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but dGreat blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dGreat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but dGreat is blocking nicely.
dGreat with a knee to the head.
dGreat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from dGreat.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dGreat is defending well for now.
dGreat landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dGreat.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
dGreat crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dGreat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
dGreat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A body shot lands from dGreat.
Knees to the body from dGreat.
dGreat scores a nice knee to the body.
dGreat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dGreat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dGreat digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dGreat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
dGreat pushes Jones back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dGreat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
dGreat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
dGreat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dGreat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
dGreat gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dGreat lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from dGreat on the inside.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dGreat scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
dGreat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dGreat landing knees to the head.
dGreat digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dGreat lands with a short shot to the head.
dGreat tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
dGreat tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dGreat.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dGreat throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch but dGreat slips to the side
and dGreat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
dGreat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dGreat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
dGreat tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
dGreat misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat misses with a body kick.
dGreat connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
dGreat keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch up
and dGreat counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones jabs dGreat right on the nose. dGreat blinks but takes it well.
dGreat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones tries to clinch but dGreat moves out of range.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but dGreat pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch but dGreat moves out of range.
dGreat misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Jones misses.
Oby dGreat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones avoids the head kick by dGreat.
dGreat misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. dGreat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for dGreat.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dGreat lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dGreat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones tries to clinch up but dGreat circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
dGreat throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - dGreat circles away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dGreat feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but dGreat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dGreat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dGreat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from dGreat.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dGreat cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
dGreat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
dGreat swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
dGreat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones closes the distance but dGreat moves to the side
and dGreat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones is looking to clinch but dGreat is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch up.
dGreat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
dGreat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - dGreat coming out on top.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
dGreat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from dGreat.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and dGreat counters with a head kick.
dGreat throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
dGreat scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dGreat manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dGreat counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Jones is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dGreat takes a jab right on the kisser.
dGreat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones is looking to wear down dGreat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones avoids the head kick by dGreat.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones tries to clinch but dGreat moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones tries to clinch up.

Jones closes the distance and pushes dGreat back into the ropes.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as dGreat has the Thai clinch. dGreat obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Jones's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to clinch but dGreat slips to the side
and dGreat counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones cracks a nice hook into dGreat's ribs.
dGreat scores with a leg kick.
dGreat scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crunch! dGreat slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dGreat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom! dGreat lands a massive head kick that sends Jones crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! dGreat is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Oby dGreat!
Oby dGreat is the new light heavyweight champion!
Oby dGreat managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Divinity 160Q for $150, into his post fight interview.