PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willaims
vs
Jonas

170 cm
20
143 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Willaims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jonas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonas thuds his right hand into Willaims's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Willaims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willaims on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jonas moves out of range as Willaims strikes.
Jonas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willaims throws a hook but Jonas avoids it easily.
Willaims stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonas. Jonas gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonas.
Jonas looks to land a left hand but Willaims moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas lands a slapping body shot.
Jon Jonas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Willaims misses.

Jonas drives through and clinches with Willaims against the cage.
Jonas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Willaims drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonas is trying to break the clinch but Willaims has him pressed against the cage.
Willaims tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Willaims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willaims is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jonas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jonas.
A left hand lands to the body for Jonas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jonas's efforts to push away.
Willaims drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jonas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Willaims has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jonas after a bit of a struggle.

Jonas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Willaims decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jonas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Willaims controls the pace.
Jonas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas wants to sweep but no luck.
Willaims sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jonas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willaims misses with a looping right.
Jonas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jonas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Willaims on the side of the head.
Jonas throws an overhand right that lands on Willaims's shoulder, as Willaims tries to avoid the shot.
Jonas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jonas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willaims but Willaims pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jonas pushes Willaims up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jonas manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Jonas.
Willaims has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jonas finds it's way round the side to connect with Willaims's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jonas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jonas misses with an uppercut.
Willaims gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jonas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willaims with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jonas to score with a decent uppercut.
Jonas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonas connects with a high kick.
Willaims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonas.
Jonas misses the jab.
Willaims drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jonas scores with a head kick. Willaims tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas cracks Willaims with a good jab.
Jonas misses with a straight left.
Jonas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willaims misses with a hook. Jonas ducked under it nicely.
Willaims throws a hook to the side of Jonas's head but Jonas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonas sizes up Willaims with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Willaims misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Willaims. No joy for Jonas on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jonas misses.
Willaims throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jonas counter with a right hand.
Jonas misses the shot to the body.
Jonas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Jonas.
Nice defenses there by Willaims.
Jonas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willaims as he jumps to the side.
David Willaims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jonas.
Jonas misses with a looping right.
Jonas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a looping right.
Willaims loads up on a big right hand but Jonas slips the punch.
Willaims ducks under a wild hook from Jonas.
Willaims takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Willaims misses with a looping right.
Willaims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonas.
Jonas thows a body shot but no joy.
Jonas connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jonas is defended easily by Willaims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas throws a hook but Willaims blocks it.
Willaims takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jonas throws a big shot that misses.
Jonas misses with a head kick.
Willaims avoids the body shot from Jonas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willaims is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonas.
Jonas slips a straight right by Willaims.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jonas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Jonas.
Jonas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jonas doesn't manage to clinch there - Willaims circles away.
Willaims moves away from the strike by Jonas.
Willaims is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jonas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jonas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jonas lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Jonas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willaims moves out of range of the strikes.
Willaims misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willaims needs to keep his hands up - Jonas had a free shot at his head there.
Jonas misses with a hook. Willaims ducked under it nicely.
Jonas misses with a straight left.
Jonas with a hook.
Jonas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willaims takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willaims defending well as Jonas loads up on a big left hand.
Willaims uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonas.
Willaims needs to keep his hands up - Jonas had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims needs to keep his hands up - Jonas had a free shot at his head there.
Willaims blocks a jab.
Jonas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Willaims looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jonas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jonas.
Willaims takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonas loads up on a big right hand but Willaims slips the punch.
Jonas tries a head kick but it misses.
Willaims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon Jonas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jonas misses with a looping left.
Willaims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willaims misses with an uppercut. Jonas saw that one coming.
Jonas shoots in but no luck this time.
Jonas loads up on a big right hand but Willaims slips the punch.
Willaims avoids the head kick by Jonas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonas. Willaims does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas connects with an inside leg kick.
Willaims takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jonas has his takedown stuffed

and Willaims decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jonas's guard.
David Willaims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jonas.
Jonas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willaims with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willaims trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willaims is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Willaims has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jonas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jonas!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Jonas thanked Kobra Clothing Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).