PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jones
vs
Manning

176 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Manning !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Manning misses.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Rex Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manning defends it nicely.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Manning misses with a straight left.
Manning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manning !
Jones controlling the pace for now.

Jones gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Manning falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones misses with a double jab
letting Manning counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Manning 's ribs.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manning counters with a two punch combo.
Manning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Rex Manning has been cut.
Manning misses with a double jab

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manning looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to return to a standing position.
Jones slips under a jab from Manning .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manning misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Manning didn't expect that.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manning 's guard.

Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manning , up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.
Jones shoots and misses
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manning lands a two punch combo.
Manning sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manning .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Manning backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Manning 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Manning .
Manning misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Manning defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Manning takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manning connects with a looping right hand.
Manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manning on the side of the head.
Manning throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Manning stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manning lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manning throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manning 's waist but Manning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Billy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning swinging wildly here.
Manning fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Manning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Manning .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Manning . No joy for Jones on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a combination
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manning .
Some wild striking there from Manning .
Manning throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manning moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manning is able to avoid easily.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manning slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manning misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips a jab from Manning .
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning circles away easily
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
Manning might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Manning misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manning misses with a combination

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manning scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
Manning looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Manning .
Manning throws a big shot that misses.
Manning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Manning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manning as he avoids it easily.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Manning bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks for a takedown but Manning sprawls well.
Jones throws a body punch but Manning moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manning 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Manning !