PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Go DJ by Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamilton
vs
Jones

192 cm
24
245 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Hamilton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hamilton avoids them all with ease.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones looks for a takedown but Hamilton sprawls well.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses the jab.
Hamilton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Dave Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamilton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Joey Hamilton has been cut.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones misses with a shot to the body

and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dave Jones has been cut.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Hamilton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamilton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joey Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Jones.
Hamilton lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a looping right.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Hamilton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamilton avoids it.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamilton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hamilton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones slips a straight right by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a slapping body shot.
Hamilton cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Hamilton cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.

Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamilton throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hamilton.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.

Hamilton gets a clinch.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Dave Jones's cut even more.
Hamilton gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Hamilton has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Hamilton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hamilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Hamilton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Hamilton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamilton throws out the jab.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hamilton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Hamilton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamilton defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton lands the left hand.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Dave Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Hamilton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hamilton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamilton tries to get out of the position.
Hamilton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hamilton wants to control but Jones postures up.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hamilton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Hamilton is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Jones misses.
Hamilton misses with a wild body shot.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones lands a body shot.
Joey Hamilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones swings for the body but Hamilton moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hamilton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamilton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joey Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Jones.
Hamilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones tries for a takedown but Hamilton circles away easily
letting Hamilton counter with a right hand.
Hamilton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Hamilton coming out on top.
Hamilton scores with a body shot.
Hamilton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones slips under a jab from Hamilton.
Jones misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Hamilton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamilton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joey Hamilton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamilton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hamilton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.

Dave Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Hamilton!
Joey Hamilton retains his heavyweight title!