PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Onward to Victory. Jones has chosen Murder Ya by Kenny Ken (Benny Page RMX) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hemsky
vs
Jones

193 cm
24
256 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
280 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hemsky throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hemsky is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hemsky on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook
and Hemsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Hemsky is predictable there
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Hemsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hemsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hemsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Hemsky counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Hemsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hemsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Hemsky.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hemsky. Hemsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Hemsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Hemsky

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Hemsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

Hemsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hemsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hemsky throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hemsky misses with a shot to the body

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is trying to push Hemsky away but Hemsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hemsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hemsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hemsky circles away.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hemsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Hemsky.
A big right from Hemsky misses.
Hemsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hemsky throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Hemsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Hemsky misses.
Hemsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones misses with a low kick as Hemsky jumps back.
Hemsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hemsky lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones staying out of range there.
Hemsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Hemsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hemsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hemsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hemsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hemsky throws a lazy uppercut

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hemsky has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones has Hemsky pressed against the cage, preventing Hemsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an elbow just above Hemsky 's eye.
Hemsky letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones keeps control of Hemsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hemsky avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hemsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Hemsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Hemsky misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Hemsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Hemsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hemsky.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hemsky throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hemsky swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Ladislav Hemsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hemsky misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemsky misses with a leg kick

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones trying to stall but Hemsky improves his position.

Hemsky breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hemsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hemsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Hemsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ladislav Hemsky is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Hemsky finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Hemsky throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
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.
Hemsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Hemsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hemsky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hemsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Hemsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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.
Hemsky throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Hemsky.
Hemsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hemsky is avoiding it.
Hemsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemsky misses with the combination.
Hemsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hemsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Hemsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Hemsky throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.

Jones clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hemsky throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hemsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Hemsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones with a hook.
Hemsky throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hemsky - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hemsky. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hemsky's head.
Hemsky throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hemsky throws out the jab.
Hemsky misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a head kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hemsky.
Hemsky slips under a jab.
Hemsky is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Hemsky lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hemsky lands an overhand right.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hemsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hemsky breaks the clinch.
Hemsky connects with a jab.
Hemsky missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hemsky missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Hemsky misses.
Hemsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Hemsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hemsky circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hemsky misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladislav Hemsky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The crowd cheers as Hemsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Hemsky pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hemsky motions for Jones to come forward. Hemsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hemsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hemsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Hemsky misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hemsky misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hemsky throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hemsky misses with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hemsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hemsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hemsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hemsky tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemsky thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Hemsky ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Hemsky is predictable there
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Hemsky misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Hemsky moves out of range.
Hemsky thows a leg kick but Jones checks it

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Hemsky had a free shot at his head there.
Hemsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Hemsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a low kick as Hemsky jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Hemsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a leg kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hemsky keeps it at a distance.
Hemsky misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hemsky swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Hemsky misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Hemsky throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hemsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a hook but Hemsky avoids it easily.
Hemsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hemsky scores with a shot to the body.
Hemsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Hemsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hemsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Hemsky misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Hemsky misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Hemsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hemsky.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barclay Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hemsky 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barclay Jones!