PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MF Jones (ranked 2783 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Kenny Soederblom (ranked 325 p4p, 411 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Soederblom

185 cm
21
185
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
179
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MF Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Soederblom!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Soederblom connects with a solid leg kick.
Soederblom throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soederblom has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Kenny Soederblom has been cut.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Soederblom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soederblom misses with a looping left.
Soederblom misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Kenny Soederblom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soederblom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soederblom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Soederblom moved out of range nicely.
Soederblom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Soederblom feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Soederblom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soederblom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Soederblom lands a jab to the nose.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Soederblom slips the punch.
Jones throws the left hand but Soederblom avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Soederblom moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Despite the aggression on Soederblom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones tries to move into range but Soederblom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soederblom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones swings for the body but Soederblom moves out of range.
Soederblom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Soederblom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a right and a left that Soederblom avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Soederblom misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom misses with a body shot
and Soederblom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soederblom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Soederblom tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Soederblom back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Soederblom moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Soederblom ducked under it nicely.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Soederblom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soederblom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soederblom misses with a hook.
Donk. Soederblom catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soederblom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Soederblom's ribs.
Soederblom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Soederblom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soederblom misses with a straight left.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soederblom blocks a leg kick.
Soederblom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Soederblom. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Soederblom checks it.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Soederblom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones scores with a jab. Soederblom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soederblom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A slow jab from Soederblom misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soederblom takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soederblom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soederblom connects with a jab.
Soederblom stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones checks a low kick from Soederblom.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones jabs Soederblom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soederblom looks winded!
Jones feints and then cracks Soederblom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soederblom down.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soederblom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soederblom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Soederblom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soederblom takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Soederblom misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

MF Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Soederblom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soederblom feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Soederblom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones lands a jab to Soederblom's midsection.
Jab from Soederblom.
Soederblom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soederblom lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soederblom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kenny Soederblom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soederblom misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soederblom moves out of range of the body kick.
Soederblom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soederblom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soederblom lands a right hook to the body.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Soederblom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soederblom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Soederblom misses.
Soederblom cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soederblom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Soederblom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Soederblom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soederblom misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Soederblom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Soederblom.
Soederblom jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Soederblom counters with a left to the body.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soederblom! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Soederblom.
Soederblom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Soederblom clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Soederblom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Soederblom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones with a nice calf kick.
Soederblom fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soederblom misses with a wild combination.
Soederblom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soederblom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Soederblom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soederblom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soederblom staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Soederblom had a free shot at his head there.
Soederblom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones pushes Soederblom away with a front kick.
Soederblom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soederblom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Soederblom is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Soederblom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soederblom unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Soederblom is just out of range.
Soederblom looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Soederblom is just out of range.
Soederblom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Soederblom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Soederblom's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Soederblom scores with a body shot.
Soederblom throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
A big right from Soederblom misses.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Soederblom lands.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soederblom misses with a wild body shot.
Jones thows a body kick. Soederblom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soederblom blocks a head kick by Jones.
Soederblom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soederblom misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soederblom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soederblom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Soederblom 's knee.
Jones feints and then cracks Soederblom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soederblom down.
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 body punch but Soederblom moves out of range.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Soederblom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Soederblom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soederblom cracks Jones with a good jab.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soederblom.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soederblom takes one to the chin there.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Soederblom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soederblom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Soederblom misses.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Soederblom ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Soederblom counters with a straight right hand.
Soederblom misses with a two punch combination.
Soederblom misses the shot to the body.
You can see that Soederblom has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soederblom.
Soederblom punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Soederblom throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a jab when Soederblom was well out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Soederblom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soederblom moves away.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Soederblom counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Soederblom fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Soederblom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soederblom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones jabs Soederblom right on the nose. Soederblom blinks but takes it well.
Soederblom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Soederblom scores with a jab.
Jones throws a body punch but Soederblom moves out of range.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soederblom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice defenses there by Soederblom.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tests Soederblom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Soederblom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Soederblom counters with a nice uppercut.
Soederblom throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Soederblom tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Soederblom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soederblom missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soederblom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Soederblom misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to MF Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

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