PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Dance Hall Days. A fine choice. Aalto has chosen . as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Aalto

175 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sisu Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips a straight right by Aalto.
Jones moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
Aalto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aalto slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Aalto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aalto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.

It looks like Marcus Jones has been cut.
Aalto throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Aalto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aalto misses with a hook.
Aalto stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Aalto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Aalto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a body punch
and Aalto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Jones blocks a jab.
Aalto looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Aalto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Jones slips under a jab from Aalto.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aalto looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Aalto misses the shot to the body.
Aalto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones slips a straight right by Aalto.
Aalto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aalto swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Aalto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aalto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aalto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Aalto is rocked!
Aalto loses concentration momentarily and Jones pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Aalto crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jones finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Jones!