PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jakamo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakamo Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Pablo

180 cm
21
140 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakamo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pablo.
Pablo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a hook. Pablo ducked under it nicely.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pablo moves his leg out of the way.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Pablo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakamo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pablo moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Pablo needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Pablo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.

Pablo closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pablo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pablo working hard to break the clinch.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones avoids the head kick by Pablo.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pablo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pablo blocks a leg kick.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.

Jones lands a left and a right that send Pablo crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Pablo is rocked!
Pablo looks gassed!
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pablo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Pablo tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Pablo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pablo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones forces Pablo back against the cage and clinches.
Pablo taking a breather.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pablo backwards.
Pablo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Pablo seems to have recovered his senses.
Pablo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pablo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pablo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Pablo moves out of range.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Pablo is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pablo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones looking to stall.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pablo is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones digs a good hook to Pablo's body.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pablo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pablo is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pablo.
Jones is looking to clinch but Pablo is avoiding it.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones avoids the head kick by Pablo.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pablo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones has Pablo pressed against the cage, preventing Pablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pablo wants to break free but Jones has control.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Pablo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pablo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Pablo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones throws a right hand that Pablo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pablo also avoids with ease.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pablo throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Pablo's leg but Pablo calmly moves out of range.
Pablo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Pablo with an uppercut!
Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Pablo back into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Pablo trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pablo into the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pablo moves his leg out of the way.
Pablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pablo is breathing heavily.

Pablo clinches up against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pablo is keeping busy.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pablo.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Pablo backpedaling.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pablo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablo checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a combination
and Pablo counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Pablo moves out of range.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
Pablo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones jumps guard but Pablo stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo takes a shot to the head.
Jones keeps control of Pablo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pablo cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones digs a right hand into Pablo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pablo's gas tank.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Pablo.
Pablo is trying to break free.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pablo is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pablo avoid being mounted?
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pablo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakamo Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pablo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pablo won't allow it.
Pablo missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pablo blocking some punches.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones prevents Pablo from breaking the clinch.
Pablo can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Pablo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pablo's corner calls for a 1-2. Pablo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lunges at Pablo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pablo's hand.
Pablo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pablo is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jakamo Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones digs a good body shot into Pablo's ribs.
Pablo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab from Jones.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Jones punishes Pablo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pablo checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pablo at a distance.
Nice jab there from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pablo avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook.
Pablo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones with a nice cross.
Pablo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pablo checks a leg kick.
Pablo misses with a two punch combination.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Pablo's defenses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Pablo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Pablo checks it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Pablo circles away.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pablo is controlling him.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pablo backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pablo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pablo manages to break the clinch.
Pablo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pablo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pablo walks into a jab.
Jones lands a with a good body shot.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pablo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a right hand that Pablo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pablo also avoids with ease.
Jones wants to clinch up but Pablo keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Pablo throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to work over Pablo's front leg with a kick but Pablo checks it.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.

Pablo has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pablo holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Pablo.
Pablo is trying to break free.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jakamo Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pablo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Juan Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pablo misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pablo has him pressed against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pablo working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakamo Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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