PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Jones (ranked 25217 p4p, 3292 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Bolleke

190 cm
19
210
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
42
205
34 - 26 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bolleke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bolleke.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bolleke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bolleke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolleke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a left hand.
Bolleke gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bolleke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Bolleke.
A short uppercut from Bolleke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolleke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolleke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolleke lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with a light punch inside.
Jones has Bolleke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bolleke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bolleke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolleke lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolleke.

Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Bolleke on the inside.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolleke has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Bolleke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolleke has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolleke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolleke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bolleke.
A short left from Bolleke.
Bolleke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Bolleke stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands an uppercut.
Bolleke gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bolleke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bolleke lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolleke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolleke lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Timothy Jones has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolleke.
Bolleke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolleke lands with a light punch inside.
Bolleke creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Bolleke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bolleke!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Bolleke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.