PBP Commentary

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

Jones
vs
Macron

193 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kunle Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roda Macron!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Kunle Jones has been cut.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macron moves away.
A punch combination from Macron misses.
Macron clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a push kick but Macron slaps the foot to one side.
Macron lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macron throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Roda Macron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Macron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Macron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones moves out of range as Macron strikes.
Macron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macron throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Macron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Macron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Macron taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones wants to control but Macron is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macron is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Macron takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Macron defends.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Macron, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Macron to see if he's OK.
Macron is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones controls the position.
Macron tries to improve position but can't.
Jones prevents Macron from escaping the position.
Jones grinds an elbow into Macron's temple.
Macron is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macron keeps working.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Macron down.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Macron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macron tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is working Macron over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Macron is working away.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Macron wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macron keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macron is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Macron takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.

Macron is rocked!
Jones is working Macron over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunle Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunle Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Macron throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macron is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Macron looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Macron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macron seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macron can do to turn this around?
Macron looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jones! Macron is out on his feet! Jones rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Macron is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Macron is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunle Jones!