PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinton comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent - ill whip your head boy. Jones has chosen Turn Down The Lights by Benny Page as his entrance music. Marvin Hinton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hinton
vs
Jones

196 cm
24
242 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Hinton's head.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

It looks like Marvin Hinton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinton there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Hinton misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hinton throws out the jab.
Hinton throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinton.
Hinton throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hinton.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hinton.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones misses with a combination
and Hinton counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones stalks Hinton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hinton's face. Hinton staggers backwards, shaken.
Hinton slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hinton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hinton circles away.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Hinton.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hinton moves out of range.
Jones misses with a combination
and Hinton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones throws the left hand but Hinton avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinton misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Hinton avoids the punch easily.
Hinton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hinton looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Hinton throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones defending well as Hinton loads up on a big left hand.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Hinton with an uppercut!
Hinton misses with a body shot.
Hinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinton throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hinton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hinton misses with a straight right.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hinton counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hinton tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones has Hinton pressed against the cage, preventing Hinton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinton lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hinton knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Hinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Hinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hinton wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones has Hinton pressed against the cage, preventing Hinton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Hinton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Hinton throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hinton walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a combination. Hinton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones scores with a jab. Hinton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hinton slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones swinging wilding here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barclay Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Hinton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones scores with a one two! Hinton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinton misses with a double jab.

Jones has Hinton up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hinton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Hinton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hinton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Hinton takes one to the chin there.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hinton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones scores with a nice strike.

Jones forces Hinton back against the cage and clinches.

Hinton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hinton avoids them all with ease.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jones forces Hinton back against the cage and clinches.
Hinton is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Hinton tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hinton knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones looks to land a combination. Hinton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hinton throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Hinton avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marvin Hinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Hinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones punishes Hinton's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barclay Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones stalks Hinton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hinton's face. Hinton staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hinton tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Hinton is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones pushes Hinton up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones prevents Hinton from breaking the clinch.
Hinton wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hinton avoids them all with ease.
Hinton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Hinton lands a jab.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hinton misses with a straight left.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinton throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hinton swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Hinton is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Hinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hinton breaks from the clinch.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Hinton off the cage and back into rage.
Jones tests Hinton's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jones has Hinton up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones stalls.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barclay Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marvin Hinton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones tries to bum rush Hinton with a series of wild strikes but Hinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hinton.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hinton avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a right hand that Hinton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinton also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hinton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinton misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinton dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinton misses with an uppercut.
Hinton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones misses with the combination.
Hinton walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Hinton.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Jones rushes Hinton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hinton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hinton is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hinton is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Hinton tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Hinton's head.
Marvin Hinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Hinton's ribs.
Hinton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Hinton misses.
A nice combination there by Jones.
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!
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a combination. Hinton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones cracks Hinton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hinton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinton doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Hinton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hinton backs up against the cage.
Jones slips a jab from Hinton.
Hinton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hinton is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones pushes Hinton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hinton throws an elbow but misses.
Jones blocking some punches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with the combination.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hinton 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.
Hinton throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinton throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Hinton counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barclay Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Barclay Jones!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Barclay Jones!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Barclay Jones!

Barclay Jones wins by unanimous decision!