PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen what's new pussycat as his entrance music. 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.

Joaninho
vs
Jones

188 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moji Joaninho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Joaninho throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Joaninho managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to stall but Joaninho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Joaninho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joaninho throws a sloppy body shot

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Joaninho in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is looking to control Joaninho's arms but Joaninho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joaninho's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joaninho's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joaninho's brow.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joaninho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Joaninho gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Joaninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Joaninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joaninho dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joaninho is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Joaninho blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Joaninho avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Joaninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Joaninho avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Joaninho shrugs off.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Joaninho breaks from the clinch.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Joaninho.
Joaninho throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Joaninho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Joaninho dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Joaninho is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joaninho tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Joaninho dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Joaninho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joaninho avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.

Joaninho breaks from the clinch.
Joaninho misses with a body shot.
Joaninho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones pushes Joaninho up against the cage in a clinch.
Joaninho blocking some punches.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Joaninho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones scores with the left hand. Joaninho knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones wants to clinch
and Joaninho counters with a stiff right hand.
Joaninho throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Joaninho keeps it at a distance.
Joaninho throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Joaninho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joaninho connects with a body shot.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joaninho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joaninho throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joaninho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Joaninho.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joaninho.

Jones clinches.
Joaninho letting Jones take a breather here.
Joaninho blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joaninho avoids it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joaninho wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Moji Joaninho has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Joaninho is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries to stall but Joaninho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries a body shot but Joaninho blocks it.
Joaninho being controlled against the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joaninho is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Joaninho tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is looking to control Joaninho's arms but Joaninho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joaninho is defending well for now.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Joaninho improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joaninho as Jones tries to tie him up.

Joaninho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joaninho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joaninho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaninho.
Joaninho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joaninho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaninho misses with a looping left.
Joaninho misses with a body shot.

Jones darts in and clinches Joaninho up against the cage.
Jones wants to stall.
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 Moji Joaninho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moji Joaninho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Joaninho throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moji Joaninho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Joaninho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joaninho avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joaninho as Jones tries to tie him up.
Joaninho blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joaninho is keeping busy.
Joaninho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joaninho managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joaninho blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joaninho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Joaninho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joaninho's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joaninho as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones has Joaninho pressed against the cage, preventing Joaninho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is trying to stall.
Joaninho is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hand.
Joaninho working hard to break the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joaninho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joaninho avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones tries a body shot but Joaninho blocks it.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Joaninho working hard to break the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

Joaninho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch up but Joaninho keeps it at a distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joaninho misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joaninho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joaninho.
Joaninho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaninho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

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