PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jesse Jones enters the cage!

Souza
vs
Jones

183 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Souza blocks a head kick by Jones.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jesse Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Souza shoots in.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Souza throws a lazy body kick

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Jones tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Souza. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza letting Jones take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Souza being controlled against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is pushing Souza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones stalling.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesse Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Jones lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jesse Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Souza blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Souza, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones works on Souza's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Souza or not.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones works on Souza's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Souza being controlled against the cage.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Souza up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesse Jones.
Jones lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones 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.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Jones lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30

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