PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by DOBERMAN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gordon
vs
Jones

180 cm
28
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses with a double jab.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Jones throws a head kick but Gordon moves out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Jones punishes Gordon's body with a nice straight punch.
Gordon misses with a looping right.
Eddy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Gordon.
Gordon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Gordon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.

It looks like Derrick Gordon has been cut.
Gordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Gordon in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gordon avoids a kick to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Gordon misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Jones slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gordon rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Gordon backs away looking to recover.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gordon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Gordon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
A jab from Gordon misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Gordon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Eddy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Gordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Gordon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eddy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Gordon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Gordon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Gordon dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gordon.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Gordon misses the target.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones blocks a jab.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gordon counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones thumps Gordon with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eddy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derrick Gordon's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Gordon's head back.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gordon throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Gordon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon misses with a looping right.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Gordon blocks a head kick by Jones.
Gordon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Gordon stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Eddy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
Jones lands with a straight right. Gordon didn't see that one coming.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gordon swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
Derrick Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Jones.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Jones!
Eddy Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.