PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Putten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. The crowd seem to be enjoying Putten's choice of entrance music: Aish Tamid by Matisyahu. Ras Putten told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Putten

225 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ras Putten!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Putten's head.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putten looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones stalks Putten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Putten's face. Putten staggers backwards, shaken.

Putten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Putten keeps him there for the moment.
Putten tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Putten is controlling him.
Putten prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Putten is trying to break free.
Putten is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Putten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Putten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Putten has him pressed against the cage.

Putten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putten dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones feints a jab promting Putten to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Putten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Putten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Putten scores with a four punch combination!
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putten moves away.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones avoids the head kick by Putten.
Jones throws a series of punches but Putten moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putten.
Putten wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looks to land a combination but Putten avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putten.
Putten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Putten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Putten on the side of the head.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Putten.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Putten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones blocks a head kick by Putten.
Putten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Putten throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Putten moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones leaves Putten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Putten.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones slips a jab from Putten.
Putten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Putten has time to react.
Jones looks to land a combination but Putten avoids it well.
Putten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks a head kick by Putten.
Putten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putten avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putten throws a head kick that half lands.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putten connects with an inside leg kick.
Putten slips under a jab from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putten throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Putten is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones avoids the head kick by Putten.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Putten throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Putten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putten fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones works over Putten's head and body with a nice combination.
Putten slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Putten.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Putten in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putten.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Putten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putten doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Putten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Putten lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones takes a swing at Putten's ribcage but misses.
Putten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Putten lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Putten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Putten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Putten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Putten tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Putten.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Putten backs up against the cage.
Jones avoids the head kick by Putten.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Putten counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones misses with a combination
and Putten counters with a nice body kick.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putten lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones lands a nice hook to Putten's body. Putten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Putten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putten throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Putten throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones connects with a jab.
Putten lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Putten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Putten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Putten's head.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Putten scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Putten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Putten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Putten throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones avoids the head kick by Putten.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws a right hand that Putten ducks under and follows up with a left that Putten also avoids with ease.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Putten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Putten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Putten misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Putten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Putten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Putten dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones 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.
A left and a right from Putten both land. Nice combination.
Putten lands a head kick!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putten circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putten thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putten.
Putten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putten scores with a leg kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putten tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Putten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a series of punches but Putten avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Putten wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Putten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Putten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putten.
Putten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Putten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Putten.
Putten dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Putten is just out of range.
Putten fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Putten with a series of wild strikes but Putten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putten doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Putten.
Putten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones cracks Putten with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Putten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Putten misses with a head kick.
Jones lunges at Putten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putten's hand.
Some wild striking there from Putten.
Putten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putten misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Putten slips a jab and a cross from Jones.

Putten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Putten tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ras Putten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Putten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Putten swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ras Putten.
I think Jones 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... Jon Jones!
In his post fight interview, Jon Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.