PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus DusK jr (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
DusK jr

198 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus DusK jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into DusK jr's guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DusK jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DusK jr is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones works over DusK jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DusK jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DusK jr keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
DusK jr wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.

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 drops back looking for a leg! DusK jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DusK jr manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into DusK jr's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming DusK jr to the mat! DusK jr manages to get full guard.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DusK jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DusK jr wants to get back to his feet.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DusK jr 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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 throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Jones is taking a breather. DusK jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepper Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DusK jr.
DusK jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DusK jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DusK jr's waist but DusK jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
DusK jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from DusK jr finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
DusK jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from DusK jr. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepper Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

DusK jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DusK jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DusK jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
DusK jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DusK jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
DusK jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and DusK jr settles back down.
DusK jr leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DusK jr cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DusK jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DusK jr is trying to stand.
Jones controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DusK jr's head.
DusK jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Jones decides to return to a standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones with a poor takedown
and DusK jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DusK jr defends it nicely.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but DusK jr pushes him off.
DusK jr with a poor takedown

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
DusK jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A nice inside leg kick there by DusK jr. That's going to slow Jones down.

Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepper Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

DusK jr tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries for a takedown but DusK jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. DusK jr can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. DusK jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones stays in close to DusK jr's body and controls the position.
DusK jr is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works over DusK jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
DusK jr is letting Jones control him for a moment.

That's two 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.
DusK jr tries to improve position but can't.

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
DusK jr thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DusK jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
DusK jr throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
DusK jr scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DusK jr misses with a few strikes there.
DusK jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones blocks a head kick by DusK jr.

Jones rushes DusK jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DusK jr's efforts to push away.
Jones tries to circle away but DusK jr has him pinned against the cage.
DusK jr has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepper Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from DusK jr fails to land.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. DusK jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but DusK jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.

DusK jr breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DusK jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DusK jr misses with a body shot.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into DusK jr's guard.
Jones won't allow DusK jr to sweep him here.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones won't allow DusK jr to get back to his feet.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
DusK jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepper Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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