PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Still D.R.E. Dias has chosen Give it away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Dias

186 cm
25
260 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

194 cm
23
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Dias!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dias looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones clinches up with Dias and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.

It looks like Raphael Dias has been cut.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dias or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Jones is working Dias over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Dias won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Dias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dias wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dias is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes Dias off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Jones rushes Dias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones pushes Dias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dias's face.
Jones lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.

Jones jumps into guard, dragging Dias to the mat.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Jones gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Dias takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dias's defenses.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones working Dias over with knees to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Dias avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias is trying to break free.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Dias's cut.
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.

Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Dias back into the cage.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dias or not.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones lands a body punch.
Dias takes a shot to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jamal Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dias's defenses.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias backwards.

Jones pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes Dias off and gets back to his feet.
Jones tries to clinch but Dias moves out of range.
Dias tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Dias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Dias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Dias in a clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Jones working Dias over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dias's defenses.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jones instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dias 's eye.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Dias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones pushes Dias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dias takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Dias's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dias tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones cracks the inside of Dias's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dias backs up against the cage.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dias avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Dias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones cracks Dias with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Dias's ribcage. Dias let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diass head.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands a body punch.
Dias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Dias shrugs off.
Dias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Dias wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones cracks Dias with a nice body shot.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dias takes a shot to the head.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dias 's eye.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones works on Dias's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones working Dias over with knees to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Dias won't want to take too many of those.
Raphael Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Dias is blocking nicely.
Dias goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24

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