PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McManis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McManis
vs
Jones

180 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John McManis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McManis cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A jab from McManis does it's job there.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McManis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

McManis sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McManis is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Luther Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McManis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A left lands for McManis.

Jones is rocked!
McManis throws a right hand that misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McManis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McManis has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but McManis blocks nicely.
Jones wants to pass the guard but McManis is keeping the position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but McManis blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but McManis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McManis throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McManis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McManis connects with a jab.
Jones avoids the body shot from McManis.
McManis misses the body punch

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. McManis didn't expect that.
McManis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but McManis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McManis is avoiding damage well.
McManis is breathing heavily.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McManis!
McManis taking shots to the head.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McManis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones throwing strikes here but McManis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones punching from mount but McManis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
McManis taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McManis hang on?
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

McManis is rocked!
Jones landing shots from mount.
Oh McManis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McManis is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks McManis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks McManis out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Jones goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luther Jones!
After winning the bout, Luther Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.