PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakamo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakamo Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stuart Wray's chin.

Wray
vs
Jones

165 cm
20
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakamo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wray looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jakamo Jones has been cut.
Wray throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Wray lands a body shot.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wray.
Wray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wray moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Wray.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.
Wray stalls.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wray prevents it.
Wray misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wray is keeping busy.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Wray.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wray smiles and moves away.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakamo Jones.
A jab lands there for Wray.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wray throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Wray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Wray's knee but Wray avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wray finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wray throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Wray closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Wray.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wray.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Jakamo Jones's cut even more.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Wray has double underhooks.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Wray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wray taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wray as Jones tries to tie him up.
Wray lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wray is keeping busy.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Wray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Wray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Wray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakamo Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones throws a nice looking combination but Wray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wray lands a two punch combo.
Jones misses with the combination.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jakamo Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Wray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wray tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wray doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Wray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wray.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones thows a leg kick but Wray checks it
and Wray counters with a nice uppercut.

The cut above Jakamo Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wray momentarily.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones clobbers Wray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wray blocks a low kick nicely.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Wray looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Wray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Wray both land. Nice combination.
Jones tries to clinch there but Wray circles away.
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones misses with a combination

and Wray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wray.
Wray stalls.
Wray lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wray.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wray with a knee to the head.

Jakamo Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wray has denied him.
Wray taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Wray.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Wray, against the cage.
Wray stalling.
Wray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray has Jones pushed against the cage.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wray throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Wray is controlling the position.
A short left from Jones.
Wray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jakamo Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stuart Wray!