PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baris Dickzeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Dickzeh

173 cm
26
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baris Dickzeh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dickzeh counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickzeh connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones lands with a hook. Dickzeh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dickzeh, right into the meat.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

Dickzeh is rocked!
Dickzeh slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Dickzeh is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones looks to throw the jab but Dickzeh is out of range.
Dickzeh fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickzeh misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a right hand that Dickzeh ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickzeh also avoids with ease.
Dickzeh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Dickzeh seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickzeh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickzeh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickzeh.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Dickzeh. Dickzeh gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Dickzeh throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones misses with the combination.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickzeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dickzeh, right into the meat.
Dickzeh scores with a head kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickzeh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dickzeh lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dickzeh moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Dickzeh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickzeh.
Dickzeh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickzeh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickzeh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dickzeh looks gassed!
Dickzeh is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a swing at Dickzeh's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickzeh.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Dickzeh tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Dickzeh shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baris Dickzeh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Dickzeh.
Jones takes a swing at Dickzeh's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dickzeh counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Dickzeh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Dickzeh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickzeh is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Dickzeh.
Mark Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickzeh connects with a high kick.
Dickzeh dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Dickzeh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dickzeh dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Dickzeh's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickzeh lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickzeh tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.

Jones lands a left and a right that send Dickzeh crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickzeh tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickzeh wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Dickzeh lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickzeh circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickzeh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickzeh swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Dickzeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dickzeh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dickzeh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Dickzeh is now in Jones's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickzeh is controlling him.
Dickzeh postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Dickzeh wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dickzeh won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Dickzeh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dickzeh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Baris Dickzeh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dickzeh avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickzeh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Jones cracks Dickzeh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dickzeh to stand back up!
Mark Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones steps in with a hook that catches Dickzeh right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jones follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dickzeh looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Jones!