PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gary The Hitman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
The Hitman

190 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut. The Hitman saw that one coming.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands a jab to The Hitman's midsection.

The Hitman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but The Hitman has mounted him!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones tries to lock up and control but The Hitman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones prevents The Hitman from taking his back.
Jones gets back to half guard.

Jones pushes The Hitman off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a push kick but The Hitman slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones blocks a head kick by The Hitman.
The Hitman takes one on the button.
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. The Hitman pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The Hitman gets the takedown into side control.
The Hitman is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The Hitman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Hitman is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones tries to buck The Hitman off but The Hitman is having none of it.

The Hitman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Hitman tries to advance position but instead Jones slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. The Hitman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones jabs at The Hitman's body.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
The Hitman looks gassed!
The Hitman avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks The Hitman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones slips a jab from The Hitman.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but The Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
The Hitman slips a jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Hitman.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a body punch but The Hitman moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Hitman wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Hitman.
The Hitman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
A head kick from The Hitman lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
The Hitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricardo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
The Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and The Hitman counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Hitman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hitman misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
The Hitman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Ricardo Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The Hitman throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
The Hitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
The Hitman throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
The Hitman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ricardo Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by The Hitman.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on The Hitman's shoulder, as The Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hitman tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
The Hitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hitman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
The Hitman thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws out a loose jab but The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hitman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones looks to land a left hand but The Hitman moved out of range nicely.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Hitman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hitman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
The Hitman throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The Hitman tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has The Hitman backing up. The Hitman nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricardo Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Hitman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from The Hitman misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
The Hitman ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
The Hitman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Jones.
The Hitman wants to clinch.
The Hitman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Hitman misses with a head kick.
The Hitman throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
The Hitman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
The Hitman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones thuds his right hand into The Hitman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones punishes The Hitman's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Donk. Jones catches The Hitman right on the button with a cross.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped The Hitman's head back.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have The Hitman backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones tests The Hitman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Hitman in his tracks.
The Hitman dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones digs a good hook to The Hitman's body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones tries to work over The Hitman's front leg with a kick but The Hitman checks it.
The Hitman connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. The Hitman should have avoided that one.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones blocks a jab.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
The Hitman throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Hitman.
The Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hitman can do to turn this around?
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Hitman's calf.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The Hitman tries to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps The Hitman's head back.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Hitman at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hitman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Hitman.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Gary The Hitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Hitman's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

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