PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Materazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hoist the Colours. Marco Materazzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Materazzi

186 cm
25
214 lbs
10 - 6 - 2

193 cm
24
210 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Materazzi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materazzi throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Materazzi manages to break the clinch.
Materazzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Materazzi backs away looking to recover.
Jones is looking to slow Materazzi down with leg kicks.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Materazzi connects with a crisp jab.
Materazzi moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Materazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Materazzi throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Materazzi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones takes a swing at Materazzi's ribcage but misses.
Materazzi misses with an uppercut.
Materazzi misses the shot to the body.
Materazzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Materazzi's hands.
Materazzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Materazzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Materazzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones catches Materazzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Materazzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Materazzi had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Materazzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Materazzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Materazzi wants to break free but Jones has control.
Materazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones prevents Materazzi from breaking the clinch.
Jones prevents Materazzi from breaking the clinch.
Materazzi can't break the clinch.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Materazzi avoids it.
Materazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Materazzi blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Materazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Materazzi controls the action.
A short left from Jones.
Materazzi avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Materazzi's brow.

Materazzi breaks from the clinch.
Materazzi takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Materazzi under the eye.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Materazzi is just out of range.
Materazzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
David Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Jones forces Materazzi back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Materazzi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Materazzi tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Materazzi.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Materazzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Materazzi avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Materazzi's elbow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Materazzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Jones dominated that 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.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Materazzi tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Materazzi has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones keeps control of Materazzi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Jones.

It looks like Marco Materazzi has been cut.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Materazzi is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Materazzi can't break the clinch.
Materazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes Materazzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Materazzi has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Materazzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Materazzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Materazzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Materazzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Materazzi tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Materazzi is defending well for now.
Materazzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Materazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Materazzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Materazzi working aggressively here.
A short left from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

That has opened up Marco Materazzi's cut even more.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Materazzi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.

Marco Materazzi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Materazzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Materazzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Materazzi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Materazzi's brow.
Materazzi is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Materazzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Materazzi lands a left hand.
Materazzi is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Materazzi blocks an uppercut.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Materazzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Jones!