PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Tech N9ne- Riot Maker. A fine choice. Jack Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Monteiro

215 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monteiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Monteiro misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Monteiro both land. Nice combination.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Monteiro scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Jack Jones has been cut.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monteiro jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monteiro throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monteiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monteiro scores with a three punch combo!
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monteiro tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Monteiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Monteiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Monteiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monteiro pinned against the cage. Monteiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monteiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with a combination

and Monteiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monteiro.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monteiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monteiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monteiro tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monteiro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Monteiro wants to clinch.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monteiro counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Monteiro cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a push kick but Monteiro slaps the foot to one side.
Monteiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monteiro moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Monteiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Ricardo Monteiro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteiro cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Monteiro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Monteiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monteiro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Monteiro gets a clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monteiro wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Monteiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Monteiro throws a big shot that misses.
Monteiro closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Monteiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Monteiro closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is taking a breather. Monteiro 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 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.
Monteiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricardo Monteiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteiro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monteiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monteiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Monteiro misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Monteiro was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Monteiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Monteiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monteiro tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Monteiro scores with a jab to the head.
Monteiro stuffs the takedown.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monteiro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monteiro counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to clinch up.
Monteiro scores with a nice head shot.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Monteiro throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monteiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monteiro swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Monteiro 's knee.
Monteiro throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Monteiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monteiro tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Monteiro, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Monteiro against the cage but Monteiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Monteiro misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Monteiro.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monteiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Monteiro lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Monteiro shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monteiro lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monteiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monteiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteiro blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Monteiro moves out of range easily.
Monteiro is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Monteiro lands with a right hand.
Monteiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monteiro.
Decent striking displayed by Monteiro there.
Nice cross by Monteiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Monteiro catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Monteiro cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monteiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monteiro throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Monteiro had a free shot at his head there.
Monteiro misses with a wild combination.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monteiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Monteiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Monteiro. That snapped Jones's head back.
Monteiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones throws a head kick but Monteiro moves out of range.
Monteiro throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Monteiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monteiro connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Monteiro moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Monteiro. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monteiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monteiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Monteiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head kick but Monteiro moves out of range.

Monteiro moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monteiro managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monteiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Monteiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Monteiro wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monteiro closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monteiro tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Monteiro avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monteiro defends it nicely.
Jab by Monteiro.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monteiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monteiro tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Monteiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monteiro cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones slips a straight right by Monteiro.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monteiro avoids the head kick by Jones.
Monteiro tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Monteiro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Monteiro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Monteiro slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Monteiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monteiro moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Monteiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monteiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.

Jones scores with a takedown into Monteiro's guard.
Monteiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro working a defensive guard here.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Monteiro which made him look bad.
Monteiro tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Monteiro will be more careful next time no doubt.

That has opened up Ricardo Monteiro's cut even more.
Monteiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones looks to land a combination but Monteiro avoids it well.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monteiro with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Monteiro's leg but Monteiro calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Monteiro.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monteiro but Monteiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monteiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monteiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monteiro misses with the combination.
Jones tries to move into range but Monteiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monteiro jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monteiro circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Monteiro lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro misses with a double jab.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monteiro.
Monteiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monteiro counters by clinching up.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monteiro's efforts to push away.
Monteiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Monteiro wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Monteiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monteiro connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a head kick. Monteiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monteiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monteiro lands with a good body shot.
Ricardo Monteiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteiro throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Jones!