PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Christofi

199 cm
22
207 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Christofi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Christofi moves out of range of the strikes.
Christofi walks into a jab.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christofi slips under a jab.
Christofi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christofi off to one side.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Christofi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Christofi counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Christofi looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pulls Christofi in close to prevent any damage.
Christofi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christofi postures up.
Christofi throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andre Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Christofi drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christofi manages to avoid it.
Christofi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Andre Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Christofi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christofi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Christofi defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Christofi with that takedown attempt.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Christofi.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jab by Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Christofi takes one on the button.
Andre Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christofi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Christofi slips the punch.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones tries to bum rush Christofi with a series of wild strikes but Christofi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christofi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a hook. Christofi ducked under it nicely.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Christofi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Christofi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Christofi persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Christofi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christofi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christofi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a jab when Christofi was well out of range.
Christofi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christofi defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Christofi slips the punch.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christofi wants to clinch.

Christofi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Christofi is in Jones's guard.
Christofi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christofi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Andre Jones's cut is getting worse.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christofi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christofi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Christofi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christofi throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christofi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christofi controls the pace.
Christofi postures up.
Christofi throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Christofi throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Christofi looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre Jones just wasn't active enough.
Christofi fails with the takedown.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Christofi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christofi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Christofi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Christofi defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Christofi.
Christofi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Christofi's head.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christofi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christofi under the eye.
Jones scores with a jab.
Christofi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Christofi was well out of range.
Christofi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Christofi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones stuns Christofi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christofi dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Christofi avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Christofi shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christofi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Christofi.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the body punch
and Christofi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a straight right. Christofi didn't see that one coming.
Christofi moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones clobbers Christofi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andre Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones takes a swing at Christofi's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christofi.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tests Christofi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Christofi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Christofi avoids nicely.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christofi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christofi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christofi's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Christofi moved out of range nicely.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christofi has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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