PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Uzumaki

185 cm
21
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones prevents Uzumaki from standing back up.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uzumaki defending well though.
Jones prevents Uzumaki from standing back up.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uzumaki wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Uzumaki trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uzumaki defending well though.
Jones is nestled in close to Uzumaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uzumaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzumaki trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones looking to finish Uzumaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Uzumaki!
Uzumaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzumaki landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uzumaki's head.
Uzumaki is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Uzumaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones trying to control but Uzumaki is working from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzumaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones stands and throws Uzumaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Uzumaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones cracks Uzumaki with a big elbow.
Uzumaki is looking for a sweep.
Uzumaki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Uzumaki is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Uzumaki is avoiding damage well.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Uzumaki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Uzumaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Uzumaki can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is trying to control. Uzumaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uzumaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uzumaki defending well though.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to control but Uzumaki is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uzumaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uzumaki wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Uzumaki's head.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzumaki's head.
Uzumaki is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzumaki avoid being mounted?
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Uzumaki!
Uzumaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones punching from mount but Uzumaki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Uzumaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Uzumaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Uzumaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Uzumaki tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uzumaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Uzumaki is looking to get to half guard.
Uzumaki is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four 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.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Uzumaki manages to avoid easily.
Uzumaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Uzumaki working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones scoring with strikes but Uzumaki is staying in there.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.

Uzumaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Uzumaki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzumaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones makes his way to full guard, as Uzumaki worked for a kimura.
Jones pulls Uzumaki in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzumaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzumaki wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Uzumaki from controlling successfully.
Uzumaki tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Uzumaki throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uzumaki has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Uzumaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uzumaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Naruto Uzumaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uzumaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Uzumaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzumaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzumaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Uzumaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Uzumaki cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Uzumaki from controlling successfully.
Uzumaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzumaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is trying to control the position but Uzumaki postures up.
Uzumaki throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzumaki's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Uzumaki looking to control.
Jones postures up in Uzumaki's guard and throws a big left but Uzumaki blocks it.

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 King Jones.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26

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