PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Deluna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deluna has chosen King Without a Crown as his entrance music. Chris Deluna told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Deluna

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Deluna!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deluna moves into the clinch.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deluna managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deluna obliges.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Deluna.
Jones is trying to break free.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Deluna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones avoiding damage as Deluna throws knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna missing with knees to the body.
Deluna tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Deluna scores with a knee to the head.
Deluna tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Deluna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Deluna has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Deluna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deluna misses with a knee strike.
Deluna landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluna lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to break free.
Deluna looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deluna missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Deluna.
Deluna tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Deluna misses with a series of wild punches.
Deluna tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

Jones pushes Deluna up against the cage in a clinch.
Deluna working Jones over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Deluna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Deluna with a knee to the head.
Deluna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Deluna.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Deluna connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluna lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Deluna lands a damaging elbow.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deluna lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna working Jones over with knees to the body.
Deluna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deluna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deluna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deluna tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a leg kick.

Deluna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
Deluna looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Deluna scores with a knee to the head.
Deluna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deluna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries for a takedown but Deluna manages to get underhooks.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deluna prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling him.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Deluna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna connects with a knee to the head.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deluna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deluna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deluna tries to clinch

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Deluna lands a knee to the body.
Deluna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to break free but Deluna pushes him back against the cage.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Deluna with a knee to the head.
Jones is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deluna.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deluna tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to stall.
Deluna lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Deluna scores a nice knee to the body.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Deluna lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Deluna is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Deluna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Deluna misses with an elbow strike.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Deluna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Deluna, against the cage.

Jones jumps guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Deluna from standing up.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deluna defends well.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluna wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Deluna stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Deluna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.

Deluna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deluna is defending well for now.
Deluna lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Deluna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Deluna misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deluna misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling him.
Deluna working Jones over with knees to the body.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deluna misses with a knee strike.
Deluna throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deluna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deluna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deluna lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Deluna connects with a knee to the head.
Deluna tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Deluna.
Deluna trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deluna.
Deluna missing with knees to the body.
Deluna lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deluna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Deluna misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tries to clinch there but Deluna circles away.
Deluna tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Deluna tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Deluna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deluna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deluna looks to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jones gets to his feet. Deluna looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones dives in and grabs Deluna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deluna pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Deluna wants to clinch

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluna lands a knee to the head.
Jones trying to stall but Deluna improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deluna.
Deluna throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Deluna missing with knees to the body.
Deluna looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Deluna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deluna pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Deluna.
Deluna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deluna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deluna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deluna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deluna looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deluna smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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.
Deluna tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

Deluna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deluna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deluna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deluna tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deluna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chris Deluna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deluna clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Deluna.
Deluna dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Deluna darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Deluna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluna wants to clinch

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deluna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Deluna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones avoiding damage as Deluna throws knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Deluna.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Deluna.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deluna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deluna.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Deluna tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Deluna shows good takedown defense.

Deluna drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Deluna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deluna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deluna lands a nice elbow.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling him.
Deluna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deluna is defending well for now.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Deluna improves position.
Deluna stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones jumps guard but Deluna stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deluna lands a nice elbow.
Chris Deluna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones jumps guard but Deluna stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deluna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deluna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Deluna!