PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbados might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What's It All For. Jones has chosen Take my hand as his entrance music. Aldo Barbados had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Barbados
vs
Jones

177 cm
32
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
146 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbados throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbados. That's going to slow Jones down.
Barbados scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbados misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbados throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Barbados turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barbados to keep the fight standing.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Barbados is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo Barbados has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbados walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbados checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbados throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbados steps away.
Barbados fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbados throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Barbados counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Barbados to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones tries to clinch there but Barbados circles away.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbados.
Barbados lands with a cross.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Barbados pushes him off.
Barbados checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbados checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Barbados throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Barbados avoids the head kick by Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbados misses the target.
Barbados misses with a double jab.
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbados lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones slips a straight right by Barbados.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Barbados ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbados lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Barbados there.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Barbados counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbados takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbados swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbados misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbados's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbados.
Barbados looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Barbados steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Jones looks to move away, Barbados throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Barbados is working the combinations to good effect here.
A low kick from Barbados misses
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbados at a distance.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones motions for Barbados to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Barbados was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barbados changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbados changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbados jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbados in his tracks.
Barbados lands a right hook to the body.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbados lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbados.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Barbados.
Barbados rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Barbados chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones cracks the inside of Barbados's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbados throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Barbados backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbados throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barbados really felt that one!
A big left from Barbados misses.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Barbados dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barbados blocks the body kick.
Aldo Barbados is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbados blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbados is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbados stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbados avoids a kick to the body.
Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones thows a leg kick but Barbados checks it
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Barbados takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Jones tenderised Barbados's leg. Barbados is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Barbados throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones blocks a head kick by Barbados.
Barbados blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Barbados's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbados tries to avoid it.
Jones thumps Barbados with a low kick.
Jones works Barbados's body with a nice hook.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbados's sensitive parts.
Barbados checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Barbados sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbados looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Barbados counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Barbados to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Barbados finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Barbados takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Barbados was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbados displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbados is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barbados has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbados and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbados is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Barbados swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbados finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Barbados checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbados misses the target.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Barbados manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Barbados misses.
Barbados throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbados as he avoids it easily.
Jones moves to clinch but Barbados breaks away
and Barbados makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbados.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbados is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Barbados is keeping the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbados wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Barbados keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Barbados wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbados paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbados on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbados throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Barbados's leg but Barbados calmly moves out of range.
As Jones looks to move away, Barbados throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbados rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbados swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barbados jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbados throws a big shot that misses.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbados lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Barbados.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbados misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbados chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbados.
Barbados blocks a leg kick.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbados has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbados scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.

Barbados pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Barbados avoids it.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbados is able to avoid easily.
Barbados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Barbados.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbados has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Barbados is out of range.
Barbados looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a swing at Barbados's ribcage but misses.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbados's calf.
Barbados checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbados momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbados cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
It looks like Barbados has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbados controls his hands.
Barbados wants to break free but Jones has control.

Barbados breaks the clinch.
Barbados is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones goes for a double leg but Barbados avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barbados continues to drive forward.
Barbados misses with a wild combination.
Jones avoids the body shot from Barbados.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Barbados off balance momentarily.
Barbados misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Barbados counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Barbados tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbados throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbados lands a jab.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Barbados's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbados tries to avoid it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Barbados checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbados fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones thows a leg kick but Barbados checks it
and Barbados counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbados scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbados on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbados misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbados takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbados.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.