PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Parham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched. Parham has chosen None as his entrance music. Ray Jones Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Parham's chin.

Jones Jr
vs
Parham

190 cm
25
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
193 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Los Angeles, Ray Jones Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Parham!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Parham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ray Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones Jr swivels and escapes.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Parham is out of range.
Parham throws a front kick aimed at Jones Jr's knee but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones Jr misses with a body punch
and Jones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones Jr slips a jab from Parham.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Parham counter with a right hand.
Parham throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Parham.
Parham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Parham with that takedown attempt.
Parham throws a head kick but Jones Jr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Parham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones Jr, as that shot connected.
Parham misses with a straight right.
Jones Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parham circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Parham moves out of range.
Parham scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones Jr staying out of range there.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parham.
Parham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parham thuds his right hand into Jones Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones Jr as he avoids it easily.
Ray Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Parham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Parham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parham throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones Jr stuffs the takedown.
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Parham does no damage.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Parham is out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot
and Parham counters with a stiff right hand.
Parham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jones Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parham throws a body kick that misses.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham defending well as Jones Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Parham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parham swivels and escapes.
Ray Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Parham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parham.
Parham misses with a looping right.
Parham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Parham slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Nice defenses there by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parham moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Parham throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Parham misses the jab.
Jones Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Jones Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parham in his tracks.
Parham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Parham's shoulder, as Parham tries to avoid the shot.
Jones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Parham ducked under it nicely.
Parham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones Jr momentarily.
Jones Jr lands with a right hand.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parham manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr lands with a good body shot.
Parham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
A jab from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch
and Parham counters with a straight right hand.
Jones Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
letting Parham counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jones Jr 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.

Nice defenses there by Parham.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Parham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.
Jones Jr walks into a left hand.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Parham slips the punch.
Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham missing with a left hand there. Jones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parham throws a combination that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a left to the body.
Jones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Parham seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Parham throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Parham should have avoided that one.
Jones Jr lands a jab to Parham's midsection.
Jones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Parham seems unphased.
Jones Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Parham scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Parham, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Parham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones Jr.
Ray Jones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Parham misses with a straight left.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Parham with a hook.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Parham counters with a shoot takedown. Jones Jr fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr pulls Parham in close to prevent any damage.
Parham wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Parham wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is keeping the position.
Parham advances position into side control!
Parham wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping him busy.

Parham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jones Jr clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Parham moved out of range nicely.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Parham.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Parham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parham staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parham moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parham lands a right hook to the body.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Parham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parham dips to his left and cracks Jones Jr with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Jones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parham throws out the jab.
Jones Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Parham to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parham was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr lands a jab.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones Jr. Jones Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Parham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parham slips a jab from Jones Jr.
Parham misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Parham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones Jr's half guard.
Parham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parham is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parham wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Jones Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parham on the ground.
Jones Jr is pulling down on Parham's head. It's preventing any offense from Parham, at least for the moment.
Parham passes Jones Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Jones Jr had his way with Doug Parham in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parham ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Parham slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parham slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Parham throws an overhand right that lands on Jones Jr's shoulder, as Jones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Parham blocks it.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Parham strikes.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parham counters with a straight right hand.
Parham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Parham or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones Jr which made him look bad.
Parham misses with a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parham drops his hands momentarily and Jones Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Parham saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Parham avoids it easily.
Jones Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parham throws a hook but Jones Jr blocks it.
Parham moves forwards but Jones Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Parham thows a body shot but no joy.
Parham misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Nice shot by Parham.
Parham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doug Parham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr throws a combination that misses
and Parham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Parham was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Parham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Parham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr stuns Parham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Parham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Parham.
Parham moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Ray Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parham throws a body punch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Parham loads up on a big right hand but Jones Jr slips the punch.

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 Ray Jones Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones Jr, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Jones Jr!
Ray Jones Jr is the new middleweight champion!