PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cory Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Belanger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cory Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Belanger

200 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger lands with a cross.
Belanger scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Belanger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a combination
and Belanger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Belanger.
Belanger scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Belanger scores with a nice strike.
Belanger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belanger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belanger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belanger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A jab from Belanger finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belanger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belanger!
Belanger lands with an overhand left.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Belanger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones looks for the body kick but Belanger saw that one coming.
Belanger moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones tries to move into range but Belanger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones throws a head kick but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belanger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Belanger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones jabs Belanger right on the nose. Belanger blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Belanger. That snapped Jones's head back.
Belanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belanger finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Belanger lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belanger cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Jones is rocked!
Belanger works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones looks to land a combination but Belanger avoids it well.
Belanger lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Belanger connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
Belanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Belanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belanger lands a jab to the nose.
Belanger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belanger drops Jones with a straight right hand, right on the button! Belanger follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Belanger!