PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sub Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Torres

175 cm
29
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
171 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Torres scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Sub Jones has been cut.
Torres scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a low kick as Torres jumps back.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Alejandro Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Torres throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Torres's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Torres.
Torres's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torres looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres lands with a nice body kick.
Torres tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torres misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Torres closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Sub Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sub Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Torres tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Sub Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Jones drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Jones throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Alejandro Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Torres tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Torres throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torres.
Jones wants to clinch.
A combination from Torres does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Torres misses with a left hand

and Jones moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones lands a jab.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Torres moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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 Sub Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sub Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torres has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.

Torres rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Torres tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Torres backing up. Torres nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Jones slips a straight right by Torres.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Torres.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Alejandro Torres!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Alejandro Torres!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Alejandro Torres!

Alejandro Torres wins by unanimous decision!