PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Mkhalele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mkhalele comes to the cage accompanied by Noir Désir - Un jour en France. Jones has chosen Ghosts n' Stuff as his entrance music. Johnny Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Johnny Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mkhalele
vs
Jones

180 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
204 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Mkhalele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mkhalele tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones digs a good hook to Mkhalele's body.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mkhalele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones keeps Mkhalele at a distance using the push kick.
Mkhalele is looking to clinch.
Mkhalele is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkhalele dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Mkhalele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mkhalele moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two 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 looks to land a combination but Mkhalele avoids it well.
Mkhalele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mkhalele wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mkhalele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tristan Mkhalele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mkhalele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mkhalele moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Mkhalele fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Mkhalele moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mkhalele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mkhalele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Mkhalele fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkhalele is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mkhalele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Mkhalele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mkhalele throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Mkhalele looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mkhalele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to bum rush Mkhalele with a series of wild strikes but Mkhalele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Jones misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mkhalele looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mkhalele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Mkhalele moved away.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a series of punches but Mkhalele avoids them all with ease.
Mkhalele wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a push kick but Mkhalele slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mkhalele wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Mkhalele.
Mkhalele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Johnny Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mkhalele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Mkhalele will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mkhalele tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mkhalele looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mkhalele looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mkhalele moves out of range easily.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Mkhalele backing up. Mkhalele nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Mkhalele steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Mkhalele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mkhalele wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mkhalele tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mkhalele's hands.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mkhalele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mkhalele rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mkhalele missing with knees to the body.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Mkhalele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mkhalele clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Mkhalele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mkhalele looks to clinch
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mkhalele really felt that one!
Mkhalele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Tristan Mkhalele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mkhalele backs up against the cage.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Mkhalele backing up. Mkhalele nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mkhalele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mkhalele throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mkhalele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones thuds a left hand into Mkhalele's body.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to bum rush Mkhalele with a series of wild strikes but Mkhalele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnny Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a combination. Mkhalele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mkhalele tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Mkhalele backing up. Mkhalele nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Mkhalele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Mkhalele throws a lazy head kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30

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