PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Piggly Wiggly. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Bickle

190 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

176 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Bickle stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Bickle avoids nicely.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Bickle 's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle .
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Bickle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Bickle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perrin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Bickle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Perrin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bickle .
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle misses with a looping left.

Bickle tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Bickle is looking to escape.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bickle dodges it nicely.
Bickle is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones stops Bickle from getting back to his feet.
Bickle tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bickle won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is trying to control. Bickle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bickle dodges it nicely.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bickle dodges it nicely.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Bickle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bickle is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bickle avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Jones throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perrin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Bickle blocks the leg kick.
Jones misses with a hook.
Perrin Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Bickle 's ribs.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.

Bickle darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

It looks like Perrin Jones has been cut.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Bickle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Bickle improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Bickle avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
Bickle misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to stall.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bickle regains guard immediately.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Bickle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is really struggling to control Bickle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bickle wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Bickle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throws a strike but Bickle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle postures up.
Bickle wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Bickle is keeping the position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle looking for a sweep. Not yet Bickle , not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perrin Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perrin Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones misses with a hook.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bickle . Those never looked like landing.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bickle doesn't seem phased though.

Bickle has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle .
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Bickle pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle lands a nice knee to the body.
Bickle lands a shot to the body.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones stalls.
Jones wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Perrin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bickle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Bickle avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Bickle has him pressed against the cage.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Perrin Jones.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perrin Jones!