PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahman Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leung Ting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leung Ting acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Ting

199 cm
23
295 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahman Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leung Ting!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance and pushes Ting back into the cage.
Ting lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ting blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ting tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ting.
Ting lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ting.
Ting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ting tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Ting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ting throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.

Ting breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Ting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ting lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Nice shot by Ting.
Jones tries to clinch but Ting moves out of range.
Ting circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ting moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ting backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ting.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short right from Ting on the inside.

Ting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Ting counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Ting pushes him off.
Ting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Leung Ting has been cut.
Ting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ting throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ting lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ting to score with a decent uppercut.

Ting instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ting backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ting.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Ting tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ting holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ting blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Ting is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Ting blocks an uppercut.
Ting blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ting.
Ting misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Ting lands a body shot.
Ting blocking some punches.
Ting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ting is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ting blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ting breaks from the clinch.
Ting connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Ting moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Ting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones tries to clinch there but Ting circles away.

Ting darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ting.
Ting pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ting lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Ting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ting's head backwards.
Ting connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Ting scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Ting throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leung Ting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leung Ting'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.

Ting lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ting backs up against the cage.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.

Ting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ting working aggressively here.
Ting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ting has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ting.
Ting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ting lands a right hand.

Ting breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Ting catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones wants to clinch up but Ting keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones closes the distance but Ting moves to the side
and Ting counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Ting counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ting feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Ting then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ting ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch there but Ting circles away.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Ting jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands a right hand.
Ting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Ting lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ting blocking some punches.
Ting is working Jones over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ting's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Ting working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ting blocks an uppercut.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones working aggressively here.
Ting lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Ting trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jones rushes Ting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Ting's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Ting.
Ting blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Ting stalling the fight.
Ting makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ting misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ting keeps the fight on the outside.
Ting scores with a shot to the body.
Ting scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ting shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Ting to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ting moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rahman Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ting connects with a crisp jab.
Jones wants to clinch but Ting slips to the side
and Ting counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ting scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ting has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ting lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Ting lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leung Ting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leung Ting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ting with a hook.
Ting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ting.

Ting lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Ting thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ting cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ting has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ting throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jones clean off his feet! He's out cold! Ting stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leung Ting!