PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jones looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jones
vs
Falaris

193 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Falaris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Falaris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick from Falaris lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Falaris throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Falaris shows good takedown defense.
Falaris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Falaris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Falaris as Jones shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falaris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Falaris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris thumps Jones with a low kick.
Falaris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Falaris circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Falaris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Falaris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Falaris which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Falaris wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Falaris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falaris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falaris lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcus Falaris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Falaris lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falaris. That's going to slow Jones down.
Falaris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Falaris scores with a kick to the body.
Falaris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Falaris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Falaris lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Falaris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falaris.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Falaris shows good takedown defense.
Falaris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Falaris sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falaris lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falaris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falaris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falaris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Falaris lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Falaris.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falaris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Falaris is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falaris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falaris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falaris lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falaris can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Falaris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Falaris lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Falaris scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Falaris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Falaris is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.

Falaris kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Falaris cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Falaris thumps Jones with a low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falaris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falaris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice takedown defense from Falaris. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Falaris dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Falaris lands a high kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Falaris - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Falaris. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Falaris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falaris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Falaris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falaris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Falaris - that will leave a mark!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Falaris.
Falaris lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falaris.
Marcus Falaris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Falaris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marcus Falaris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falaris scores with a head kick.
Falaris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falaris doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Falaris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Falaris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Marcus Falaris!

Marcus Falaris wins by unanimous decision!
Marcus Falaris is the new middleweight champion!