PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Toffee (ranked 3080 p4p, 5236 weight class) and Darius Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Jones looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Toffee
vs
Jones

181 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
179
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Toffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darius Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Toffee thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toffee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Toffee moves into the clinch.

Toffee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Toffee circles away.
Toffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Toffee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Toffee.
Toffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Toffee avoids nicely.
Toffee looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Darius Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Toffee was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Toffee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toffee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toffee stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
As Jones looks to move away, Toffee throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Toffee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones looks winded!

Toffee pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toffee misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toffee.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toffee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toffee checks a low kick from Jones.
Toffee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toffee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toffee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toffee is looking to get back to his feet here but Jones is keeping cool and he's managed to take Toffee's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toffee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Toffee hold on?!
Jones is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jones punishes Toffee with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toffee wants to get back to his feet.
Can Toffee hold on?! Jones is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones keeps control of the position easily here as Toffee tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Toffee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darius Jones's cut.
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.

Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toffee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toffee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toffee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Toffee.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Toffee napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Toffee bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toffee's hands.
Toffee slips a straight right by Jones.

Toffee closes the distance and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben Toffee is winning the standup battle so far.
Toffee throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Toffee blocks it.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Jones.
Toffee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toffee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Toffee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toffee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toffee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Toffee's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones stands and steps away. Toffee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets a clinch.
Toffee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Toffee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Toffee walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones misses with a hook.
Toffee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toffee's guard.

Toffee scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toffee shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Toffee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones with a jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Toffee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toffee is looking for a counter combo.
Toffee darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Toffee into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Toffee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toffee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Toffee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toffee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones clobbers Toffee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Toffee.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toffee throws a head kick that misses.
Jones takes a swing at Toffee's ribcage but misses.
Toffee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Toffee clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Jones has picked Toffee up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones prevents Toffee from standing back up.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darius Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darius 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. This is the final round!

Jones lands a jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toffee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Toffee throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Toffee moves out of range of the strikes.
Ben Toffee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Toffee does no damage.
Toffee throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toffee connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones clobbers Toffee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jones drives through and clinches with Toffee against the cage.
Toffee misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones scores with the left hand. Toffee knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Toffee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Toffee's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toffee wants to clinch.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toffee lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toffee swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Toffee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Toffee pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toffee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Toffee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Toffee counters with a takedown into side control.

Jones throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toffee throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Toffee uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Toffee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Toffee to the mat. Toffee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Toffee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Toffee pushes him off.
Toffee throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones blocks a head kick by Toffee.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toffee on the side of the head.
Jones throws a leg kick but Toffee sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darius Jones!