PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Airey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Airey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Jones's chin.

Airey
vs
Jones

170 cm
22
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Airey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Airey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Airey tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Airey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Airey is avoiding damage well.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Airey's head but Airey avoids it well.
Jones cracks Airey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Airey managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Airey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones with the ground and pound but Airey regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Airey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Airey tries to get out of the position.
Jones looks to land a strike but Airey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Airey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Airey trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to hold on but Airey postures up.
Airey trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Airey controlling from mount.
Airey throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Airey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones wants to control but Airey is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Airey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Airey dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Airey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Airey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Airey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Airey punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones looks gassed!
Airey cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four 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!
Airey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Airey loaded up on that one.

Airey working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Airey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Airey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Airey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
That's time! Airey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Airey gets the takedown into side control.
Airey trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones prevents Airey from moving into mount.
Airey throwing strikes but Jones manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Airey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head shot. Airey uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Airey has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
Airey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Airey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Airey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Airey has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones throws a strike but Airey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Airey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Airey is controlling him.
Airey looking to pass the guard.
Airey with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Airey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Airey throws a big right hand that misses.
Airey stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Airey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Airey pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Airey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Airey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Airey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Airey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Airey wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Airey thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Airey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Airey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Airey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Airey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones wants to stand but Airey is controlling the position.
Airey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Airey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Airey trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Airey is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Airey thows a big elbow that misses.
Airey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Airey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Airey trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Airey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Airey works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Airey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Airey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Airey forces his way into half guard.
Airey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Airey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Airey wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Airey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Airey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Airey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Airey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Airey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones won't allow Airey to pass to mount.
Airey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Airey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Airey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Airey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Airey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Airey!