PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shaun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead. Shaun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Soviettes - "#1 Is Number Two" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jones
vs
Shaun

180 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Shaun!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Shaun shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaun off to one side.
Shaun moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones thuds a left hand into Shaun's body.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shaun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a series of punches but Shaun avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaun has a takedown stuffed.
Jim Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shaun.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaun dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaun momentarily.
Jones works over Shaun's head and body with a nice combination.
Shaun ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones works over Shaun's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaun tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Shaun walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones catches Shaun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones looks to land a combination but Shaun avoids it well.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones looks to land a combination. Shaun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones jabs Shaun right on the nose. Shaun blinks but takes it well.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Shaun is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shaun.
Jones scores with a jab.
Shaun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tests Shaun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones stalks Shaun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaun's face. Shaun staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Shaun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones scores with a jab. Shaun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaun moves away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a right hand that Shaun ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaun also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaun looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.

Shaun drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws the left hand but Shaun avoids the punch easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Shaun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shaun tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Shaun's head but Shaun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaun has a takedown stuffed.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaun.
Jones cracks Shaun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaun's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Shaun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones 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 combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Shaun.
Shaun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jim Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaun is looking to clinch.
Jim Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaun circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shaun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaun.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaun dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaun can do to turn this around?
Shaun walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaun slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shaun might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Shaun doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaun on the side of the head.
Jones stalks Shaun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaun's face. Shaun staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Shaun moves out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Shaun avoids them all with ease.
Shaun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Shaun's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shaun gets a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaun has double underhooks.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Shaun is controlling the position.
Shaun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Shaun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Shaun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Shaun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to bum rush Shaun with a series of wild strikes but Shaun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones throws a right hand that Shaun ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaun also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a body punch but Shaun moves out of range.
Jones with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Shaun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shaun closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Shaun pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shaun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaun takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishes Shaun's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Shaun seems unphased.
Jones throws a body punch but Shaun moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaun walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.

Shaun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Shaun lands a takedown into guard.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaun takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Mark Shaun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones pulls Shaun in close to prevent any damage.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaun's guard.

Shaun has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Shaun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones!