PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun

193 cm
26
221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xanther Xaimoungkhoun, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones gets through Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xanther Xaimoungkhouns head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jouko Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouko Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jones wants to clinch.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's head.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the ropes and eventually Xanther Xaimoungkhoun drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Xanther Xaimoungkhoun pulls Jones into guard.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Xanther Xaimoungkhoun gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun jumps guard but Jones turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Xanther Xaimoungkhoun pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Xanther Xaimoungkhoun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Xanther Xaimoungkhoun with that takedown attempt.
Jouko Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun moves away

and Xanther Xaimoungkhoun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.

Xanther Xaimoungkhoun drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to improve position but can't.

Jones stands up and beckons Xanther Xaimoungkhoun to his feet.
Jones wants to clinch but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun slips to the side
and Xanther Xaimoungkhoun counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanther Xaimoungkhoun backwards.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun fails to pull guard.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouko Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Xanther Xaimoungkhoun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Jones forces Xanther Xaimoungkhoun back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xanther Xaimoungkhoun backwards.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanther Xaimoungkhoun can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xanther Xaimoungkhoun backwards.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocking some punches.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jouko Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jouko Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jouko Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

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