PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Funny Bones Theme. Rusty James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
James

184 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty James!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from James.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James misses with the combination.
James thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Sunny Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones wants to clinch.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James lands a body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James lands a jab.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones is breathing heavily.
James scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones takes one on the button.
Rusty James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by James.
A left lands for James.

Jones is rocked!

Sunny Jones's cut is getting worse.
James connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jones - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rusty James!