PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jones
vs
Lang

180 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Lang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lang.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones lands a body shot.
Lang looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Mark Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Lang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Lang on that attempt.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to Lang's midsection.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment.
Lang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang looking for a takedown.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lang.
Jones wants to break free but Lang has control.
Lang can't get the takedown.

Lang manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lang.
Jones blocks a head kick by Lang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Lang connects with a high kick.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang looks gassed!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.

Jones rushes Lang and presses him up against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Lang keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Lang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage.
Lang tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Lang tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
Lang can't get the takedown.
Lang tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Lang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Lang working aggressively here.
Jones can't break the clinch.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Lang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lang.
Lang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones looks to land a combination. Lang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang 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 Lang.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Lang will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Lang off the cage and back into rage.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Lang back into the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lang is controlling him.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.

Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Lang is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Lang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Lang's takedown attempt.
Lang prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Lang wants to stall.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Lang manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Jones kicks off Lang and gets to his feet.
Lang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Lang has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lang wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Mark Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lang.
Jones lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lang, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang working aggressively here.
Jones tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Lang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Lang back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lang clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jones forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break free.
Mark Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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