PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whack Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Bag

193 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whack Bag!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bag as he jumps to the side.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bag sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Bag tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bag shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bag as he jumps to the side.
Bag throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bag shows good takedown defense.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bag as he avoids it easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Bag which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Bag lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bag scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bag misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Bag.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bag lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bag connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bag stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bag wants it to stay on the feet.
Bag throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Bag stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bag scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag lands a right hook to the body.
Bag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bag circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Bag. Those never looked like landing.
Bag scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bag connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bag scores with a decent looking hook.
Bag lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Good exchange - Bag coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whack Bag 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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Bag.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Bag, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Bag against the cage but Bag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bag fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Bag manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Bag throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Bag tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bag.
Whack Bag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bag stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bag moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Bag misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bag!
Bag throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Bag with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bag scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Bag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones shoots in but Bag avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bag throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bag swivels and escapes.
Bag scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bag.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bag did well to prevent Jones getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones throws a strike but Bag avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bag is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control but Bag is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Jon Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bag lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whack Bag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bag swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Bag.
Bag takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Bag tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Bag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bag's waist but Bag gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Bag lands with a nice body punch.
Bag lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Bag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bag connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bag lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Bag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bag throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bag throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bag looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bag fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bag lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bag connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Bag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bag scores with a shot to the body.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bag lands a two punch combo.
Bag lands a right hook to the body.
Bag swinging wildly here.
Bag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Bag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Bag as Jones shoots in.
Bag throws out a powerful jab.
Bag digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whack Bag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bag 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whack Bag!