PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

John
vs
Jones

186 cm
24
242 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
288 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quentin John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones cracks John with an open hand slap.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into John's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones controlling from the top position.
John manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
John wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.

That's two 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.
John controlling his opponent.
Jones is looking to improve his position but John isn't that keen on the idea.
John trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
John is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Quentin John.
John misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards John to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Quentin John will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from John.
Jones moves away from the strike by John.
Quentin John is winning the standup battle so far.
John swinging wildly here.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John misses the shot to the body.
John scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
John just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quentin John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from John misses.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind John 's knee.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones dodges the punch combination from John.
John misses with a wild combination.
John misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Quentin John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves forwards but John connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces John back to the ropes. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Quentin John has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from John.
John thows a body shot but no joy.
John swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by John!
John throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
John is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
John misses the jab.
John throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones avoids the body shot from John.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quentin John's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from John.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
Jones throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John works Jones's body with a nice hook.
John swinging wildly here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting John here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
John takes one on the button.
Jones misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from John.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John misses with a body shot.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John misses with the combination.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones dodges the punch combination from John.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Some wild striking there from John.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
John misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Jones fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin John showed his dominance in that final round.
I think John 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin John!