PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Earl Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Earl Jones
vs
Logan

185 cm
27
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Earl Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabe Logan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan misses with a leg kick

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Logan holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets to his feet - Logan follows without any prompting.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two 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.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Logan is working away.
Logan tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Logan keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four 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.
Logan tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Earl Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones misses with a double jab

and Logan counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.

Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
Logan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Logan.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Logan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Gabe Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Logan is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a jab. Logan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Logan blocks a head kick by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Logan checks a low kick from Jones.
A leg kick checked by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones throws a head kick that misses

and Logan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Logan counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Logan swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Logan throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gabe Logan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Logan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Logan wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Logan moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Earl Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses the body punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Logan instigates a clinch.
Come on Logan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Logan keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to push Logan away but Logan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
Logan looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Logan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan slowing the pace effectively.
Logan missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Logan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Logan shrugs it off.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Logan blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Logan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
James Earl Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Logan misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Logan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Logan 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.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Logan counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Logan down.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Earl Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

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