PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kittie - Johnny. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Richards

192 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
189 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!

Richards gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Richards decides to stand and escape the position.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
No luck for Richards with that takedown attempt.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Jones tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Richards looks gassed!
Richards tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones lands a left and a right that send Richards crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Richards is rocked!
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. Richards knows he should have avoided that one.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Jones clinches.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Jones keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kyle Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Richards.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle 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.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Richards's head backwards.
Kyle Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Richards down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Kyle Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kyle Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Richards.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyle Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jab by Jones.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.

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.
Jones tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lands a head shot.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards has a takedown stuffed.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Richards passes to full mount!

Richards swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Richards's guard. A big mistake from Richards there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Richards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Jones.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.

Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves into full mount!

Richards is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Jones bucks Richards off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kyle Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Kyle Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Richards.
A head kick misses from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richards's head.
Jones stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jones clinches.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Richards tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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