PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Alab ng Puso-Abra. Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payton
vs
Jones

160 cm
25
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Payton clinches with his opponent.
Payton lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payton.
Payton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payton obliges.
Payton crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton stalling against the cage.
Payton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Payton leaning against his opponent.
Payton lands an elbow inside.
Payton lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Payton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton working Jones over with knees to the body.
Payton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payton obliges.
Payton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Payton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Payton slowing the pace effectively.
Payton lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Payton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payton lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payton.
Payton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Payton lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Payton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Payton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Payton with a knee to the head.
Payton lands a knee to the head.
Payton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jones is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Payton finish him?
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands a knee to the head.
Payton jerks Jones's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Jones drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Payton goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Payton because Jones was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Gary Payton!
Jon Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'We will rise again.!'.