PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jones (ranked 1245 p4p, 757 weight class) and Jon Meril (ranked 162 p4p, 101 weight class). Meril has chosen YEAT - Get Busy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Meril

184 cm
27
159
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
28
155
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Meril!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meril sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meril let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meril is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Meril counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meril at a distance.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meril counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meril blocks a jab.
Meril is looking for the big counter here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meril moves away.
Meril appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meril slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meril was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Meril looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meril uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meril moves away.
Meril avoids the body shot from Jones.
Meril looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Meril counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones is looking to wear down Meril with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones swings for the body but Meril moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meril moves away.
Meril let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meril moves out of range as Jones strikes.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Meril is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones throws a hook but Meril blocks it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Meril swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meril lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Meril counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Meril's head but Meril sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Meril throws a counter combo.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meril uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Meril unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Meril counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Meril to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Meril slips the punch.
Meril is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meril moves away.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meril is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones takes a swing at Meril's ribcage but misses.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Meril throws a counter combo.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Meril's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a hook. Meril tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones lands a jab to Meril's midsection.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a body punch but Meril moves out of range.
Jones lunges at Meril with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meril's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meril on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Meril swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meril throws a counter combo.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Meril counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meril blocks a jab.
Meril is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jon Meril is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meril sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meril can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a straight left.
Meril lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Meril keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Meril is looking for the big counter here.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Meril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Meril ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Meril takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Meril counters with a nice uppercut.
Meril drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones takes a swing at Meril's ribcage but misses.
Meril now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meril counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meril lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meril counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meril counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a straight right.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Meril with an uppercut!
Meril on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meril ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meril counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jake Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meril sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Jones backs off Meril throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Meril counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Meril counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meril.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meril.
Meril is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Meril counters with a two punch combo.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Meril counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
letting Meril counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a hook
and Meril counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Meril counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meril counters with a nice body shot.
Meril slips a straight right by Jones.
Meril uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Meril is looking for the big counter here.
Jake Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Meril will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meril avoids the body shot from Jones.
Meril lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones misses with a hook. Meril ducked under it nicely.
Meril unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meril counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Meril counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Meril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a hook but Meril blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Meril counters with a two punch combo.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meril moves away.
Meril is looking for the big counter here.

Jones rushes Meril and presses him up against the cage.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Meril digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meril.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meril up against the cage.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meril blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Meril tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Meril back against the cage.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meril as Jones tries to tie him up.
Meril lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Meril improves position.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meril blocks an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Meril.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Meril uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meril.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meril.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Meril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meril.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meril backwards.
Meril gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones misses with some punches.
Meril lands a right hand.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Meril.
Meril tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jake Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!