PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 2054 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Wild Eri (ranked 265 p4p, 406 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jones
vs
Eri

179 cm
26
194
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
199
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Eri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses the jab.
Eri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eri avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a combination
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Eri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eri throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eri tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eri to the ground. Eri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots and misses
letting Eri counter with a right hand.
Eri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Eri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eri scores with a nice head shot.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Eri.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eri throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Eri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eri works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Eri, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Eri against the cage but Eri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eri cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones looks to land a combination but Eri avoids it well.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Eri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eri controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eri wants to sweep but no luck.
Eri keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wild Eri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Eri, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Eri against the cage but Eri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Eri moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a right and a left that Eri avoids nicely.
Jack Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eri lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eri tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eri to the ground. Eri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eri misses with a body shot.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Eri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Eri misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Eri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eri throws a lazy uppercut

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Eri didn't expect that.
Eri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Eri has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eri's waist but Eri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eri slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eri scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A big left from Jones misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Eri counters with a stiff right hand.
Eri loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
A big right from Jones misses.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Eri misses with a left hand

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.

Eri manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Eri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Eri has Jones pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eri prevents a takedown attempt there.

Eri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eri just misses with a punch to the body.
Eri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Eri misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks for a takedown but Eri sprawls well.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones misses with a hook
and Eri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wild Eri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eri scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Eri throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eri swivels and escapes.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Eri feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Eri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones moves away from the strike by Eri.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab from Eri.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Eri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Eri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Eri.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips a straight right by Eri.
Jones slips a jab from Eri.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Eri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Eri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Eri counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Eri throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Wild Eri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Eri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones moves to clinch but Eri breaks away
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Eri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries for a takedown but Eri circles away easily
and Eri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Eri does it's job there.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wild Eri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wild Eri!