PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Duchesne (ranked 3456 p4p, 3607 weight class) and Nathaniel Jones (ranked 397 p4p, 410 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Duchesne
vs
Jones

184 cm
18
230
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
241
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Duchesne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Duchesne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Duchesne lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Duchesne takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Nathaniel Jones has been cut.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duchesne defends well and Jones ends up having to push Duchesne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones throws a low kick but Duchesne avoids it.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duchesne misses with a double jab.

Duchesne drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Duchesne keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duchesne jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones wants to break free but Duchesne has control.
Duchesne can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duchesne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Duchesne has him pressed against the cage.
Duchesne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duchesne.

Duchesne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones works over Duchesne's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duchesne backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duchesne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duchesne fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Duchesne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Duchesne misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Duchesne into the cage.

Duchesne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duchesne shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Nathaniel Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duchesne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duchesne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Duchesne forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

Duchesne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Duchesne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Duchesne off the cage and back into range.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
As Jones tries to get set, Duchesne tries to push him back and clinch up but Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Duchesne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duchesne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Duchesne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duchesne slows down the pace here.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Duchesne breaks from the clinch.
Duchesne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Duchesne with a series of wild strikes but Duchesne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duchesne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Duchesne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duchesne checks a leg kick.
Duchesne checks a low kick from Jones.
Duchesne throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
As Duchesne backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Duchesne manages to avoid it all.
Crunch! Duchesne slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duchesne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Duchesne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Duchesne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duchesne fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duchesne.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Duchesne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duchesne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duchesne moves out of range of the body kick.
Duchesne dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Duchesne's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Duchesne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchesne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Duchesne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Duchesne connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duchesne gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Duchesne is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones tries to work over Duchesne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Duchesne is controlling him.

Duchesne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Duchesne, which made it look bad.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Duchesne counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duchesne's elbow.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duchesne tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

Duchesne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duchesne.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Duchesne moves his leg out of the way.
Duchesne shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Duchesne tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Duchesne moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a leg kick but Duchesne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones throws a body kick that misses

and Duchesne counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duchesne after a bit of a struggle.

Duchesne breaks the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Duchesne does no damage.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones walks into a jab.
No luck for Duchesne with that takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Duchesne tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duchesne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Duchesne forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Duchesne has Jones pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Duchesne has the dominant position.
Duchesne has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duchesne lands a nice shot to the body.
Duchesne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duchesne is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Duchesne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duchesne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duchesne slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Duchesne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Duchesne throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Duchesne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duchesne circles away quickly and effectively.

Duchesne has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duchesne stops a takedown attempt from Jones.

Duchesne drags the fight down to the ground.
Duchesne trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchesne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duchesne controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Duchesne looking for a sweep. Not yet Duchesne, not yet.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Duchesne slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.

Nathaniel Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duchesne throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duchesne's guard.

Duchesne uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Duchesne blocks a leg kick.
Jones stuns Duchesne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nathaniel Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duchesne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duchesne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints a jab promting Duchesne to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duchesne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Duchesne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Duchesne has a takedown stuffed.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Duchesne shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tries a low kick but Duchesne avoids it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duchesne moves away.

Duchesne takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duchesne is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duchesne stalling the fight.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones letting Duchesne take a breather here.
Duchesne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jonathan Duchesne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duchesne dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Duchesne's head and hops out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Jones!