PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Powers

191 cm
27
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Powers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powers.

Jones drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Powers is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Powers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Powers looks winded!
Powers dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Powers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Johnny Powers has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Powers shrugs off.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Powers in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Powers in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Powers 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Powers takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Johnny Powers's cut even more.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

Powers is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Powers! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Jones.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jones!