PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Sail - Mauricio Shogun as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Man

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man gets a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man misses with some punches.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Man.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Man on that attempt.

Jones drops Man with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Man looks gassed!

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops Man with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.

Man is rocked!

Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Man get back to his feet.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Ice Man's cut even more.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man 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 Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Man trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man controlling the action here.
Jones is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man stops Jones from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Man forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Man lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Man counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Man working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Man unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Man tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Man dominating with strikes here.
Man has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Man.
Man won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Man has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Man.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Andre Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Man moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Andre Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.

Man stands up.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

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