PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 229 p4p, 582 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 40 p4p, 79 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Soldier. Bubba Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Gaetz

200 cm
29
250
13 - 9 - 0

194 cm
39
245
27 - 15 - 0

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World class boxer
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Conviction

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 Sydney, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Gaetz tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
Jones thows a body kick. Gaetz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Gaetz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jones blocks it well.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaetz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Gaetz moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaetz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gaetz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaetz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaetz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Jones.
Gaetz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaetz throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Jones.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to circle away but Gaetz has him pinned against the cage.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaetz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaetz! But no joy.
Jones throws a right hand that Gaetz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaetz also avoids with ease.
Jones is looking to wear down Gaetz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Gaetz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaetz tries to avoid it.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gaetz will feel that in the morning.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Gaetz throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Gaetz is out of range.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaetz misses the jab.
Gaetz checks a low kick from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones cracks Gaetz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a head kick but Gaetz moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaetz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaetz, as that shot connected.
Gaetz takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz cracks Jones with a good jab.
Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Gaetz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones cracks Gaetz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaetz can do to turn this around?
Gaetz swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaetz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaetz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Gaetz blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaetz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaetz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones moves out of range as Gaetz strikes.
Gaetz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A low kick lands for Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Gaetz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaetz's head.
Bubba Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
A clash of legs there as Gaetz blocks the low kick.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Gaetz moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Gaetz avoids it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Gaetz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaetz lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaetz misses the target.
Gaetz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Gaetz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Jones clinches up with Gaetz and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaetz lands a body punch.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a right hand.
Gaetz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaetz avoids the damage to the body.
Gaetz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaetz lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaetz has double underhooks.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz scores with a hook to the body.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaetz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaetz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaetz.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaetz throws a body kick that misses.
Jones motions for Gaetz to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a jab when Gaetz was well out of range.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Gaetz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaetz checks a leg kick.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones tries to clinch up but Gaetz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaetz checks a leg kick.
Gaetz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gaetz is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Gaetz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gaetz prevents it.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaetz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Link Gaetz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaetz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones is trying to trip Gaetz. He has hold of a leg but Gaetz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gaetz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaetz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaetz throws a big counter head kick but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Gaetz throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
A low kick lands for Gaetz.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaetz.
Gaetz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jones thows a leg kick but Gaetz checks it
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaetz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz misses with a hook.
Gaetz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaetz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetz misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaetz checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Gaetz down.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaetz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaetz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaetz misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones thows a leg kick but Gaetz checks it
and Gaetz counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Gaetz to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Gaetz misses its intended target.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a straight left.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaetz tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gaetz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaetz blocks the leg kick.

Gaetz gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gaetz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaetz is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaetz is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaetz.
Gaetz tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gaetz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaetz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bubba Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.