PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard comes to the cage accompanied by English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pritchard
vs
Jones

187 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchard.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Pritchard tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones digs a good hook to Pritchard's body.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones slips a jab from Pritchard.
Pritchard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pritchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Pritchard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pritchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Pritchard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones lands a jab to Pritchard's midsection.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Pritchard lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones wants to break free but Pritchard has control.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pritchard.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pritchard.
Pritchard stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Pritchard tries to tie him up.
Pritchard avoiding damage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Pritchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pritchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a body kick.
Jones looks to land a combination but Pritchard avoids it well.
Jones misses with a hook.
Pritchard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pritchard cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones misses with a hook. Pritchard ducked under it nicely.
Pritchard misses with a straight right.
Pritchard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones catches Pritchard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pritchard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Pritchard throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Pritchard tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
Pritchard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pritchard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pritchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pritchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pritchard counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Pritchard moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pritchard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pritchard has him pressed against the cage.

Pritchard breaks from the clinch.
Pritchard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pritchard misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a hook but Pritchard avoids it easily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pritchard slips the punch.
Pritchard misses with a hook.
Pritchard scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pritchard avoids nicely.
Pritchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Pritchard staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randal Pritchard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pritchard punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Pritchard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pritchard staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Pritchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Pritchard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pritchard lands a jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Pritchard.
Pritchard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pritchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Pritchard cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pritchard tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Pritchard pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Pritchard with a jab.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pritchard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pritchard - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pritchard. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Randal Pritchard is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
Pritchard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pritchard - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pritchard. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pritchard throws out the jab.
A jab from Pritchard misses.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pritchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pritchard can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.

Pritchard rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pritchard.
Pritchard avoiding damage.
Pritchard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pritchard has Jones pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pritchard for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pritchard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Pritchard manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pritchard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Pritchard moves away and avoids it.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pritchard.
Pritchard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pritchard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pritchard throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pritchard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pritchard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Pritchard.
Pritchard cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Pritchard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pritchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Pritchard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Jones with a nice cross.
Pritchard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pritchard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pritchard staying out of range there.
Pritchard throws a shot to the body.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Pritchard counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Pritchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Pritchard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones avoids the body shot from Pritchard.
Pritchard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pritchard lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pritchard misses with some punches.
Jones tries to circle away but Pritchard has him pinned against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.

Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pritchard slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Jones misses.
Pritchard feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook. Pritchard ducked under it nicely.
Pritchard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Pritchard's ribs.
Jones throws the left hand but Pritchard avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Pritchard.
Pritchard 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.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pritchard thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Pritchard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pritchard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pritchard scores with a jab.
Pritchard tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Pritchard. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pritchard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pritchard. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pritchard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pritchard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Pritchard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones wants to clinch up but Pritchard keeps it at a distance.
Pritchard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Pritchard lands.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones blocks a jab.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Pritchard throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pritchard's head.
Pritchard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pritchard scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Pritchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pritchard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Randal Pritchard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pritchard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pritchard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Pritchard saw that one coming.
Pritchard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pritchard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pritchard slips under a jab from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pritchard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pritchard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Pritchard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pritchard is controlling him.
Jones tries to circle away but Pritchard has him pinned against the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

Pritchard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a jab when Pritchard was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Pritchard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pritchard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randal Pritchard!