PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunch Bot Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boxer Jr
vs
Bot Jones

188 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krunch Bot Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boxer Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boxer Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boxer Jr tries to get out of the position.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Boxer Jr's head.
Jones throwing shots but Boxer Jr is blocking nicely.
Boxer Jr is looking to improve his position.

Boxer Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Boxer Jr manages to get to full guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxer Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boxer Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boxer Jr looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boxer Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boxer Jr unloading with bombs!
Boxer Jr prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Boxer Jr looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boxer Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Boxer Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boxer Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Boxer Jr tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Boxer Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boxer Jr working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boxer Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boxer Jr scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.

Boxer Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr misses with a head shot.
Boxer Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boxer Jr looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Boxer Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boxer Jr prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boxer Jr wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Boxer Jr isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boxer Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boxer Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Boxer Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boxer Jr landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Boxer Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Boxer Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boxer Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boxer Jr wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

Boxer Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxer Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Boxer Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boxer Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Boxer Jr working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Jones wants to hold on but Boxer Jr pushes him away.
Boxer Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boxer Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

Boxer Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer Jr avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Boxer Jr isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to hold on but Boxer Jr postures up.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Boxer Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Boxer Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boxer Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Boxer Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Boxer Jr with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Joe Boxer Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boxer Jr landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Boxer Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Boxer Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Boxer Jr tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Boxer Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boxer Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boxer Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boxer Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones tries to hold on but Boxer Jr pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Boxer Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boxer Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boxer Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Boxer Jr wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to sweep here but Boxer Jr controlling him for the moment.
Boxer Jr trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Boxer Jr stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones keeping full guard, as Boxer Jr tries to pass.
Boxer Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Boxer Jr prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones is trying to control the position but Boxer Jr postures up.
Boxer Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boxer Jr's half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxer Jr is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boxer Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Boxer Jr is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Boxer Jr gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Boxer Jr gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Boxer Jr apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Boxer Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boxer Jr is adopting a defensive guard.

Boxer Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boxer Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boxer Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Boxer Jr wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Boxer Jr looking to pass the guard.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boxer Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer Jr trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Boxer Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones wants to hold on but Boxer Jr pushes him away.
Krunch Bot Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Boxer Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxer Jr looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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 Joe Boxer Jr.
Well Boxer Jr 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Boxer Jr!