PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drunk Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jones
vs
Rhodes

190 cm
26
290 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

ZUD

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drunk Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rhodes sees coming a mile off.
Rhodes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Rhodes shrugs it off though.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rhodes sees coming a mile off.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones takes a swing at Rhodes's ribcage but misses.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a head kick but Rhodes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rhodes sees coming a mile off.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhodes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drunk Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones catches Rhodes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.

Rhodes scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Rhodes preventing the sweep.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhodes on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rhodes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rhodes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rhodes stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Rhodes postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhodes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drunk Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Rhodes sees coming a mile off.
Jones is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Rhodes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones throws a head kick but Rhodes moves out of range.
A cross from Jones lands.
Drunk Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhodes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rhodes looks gassed!
Rhodes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Rhodes's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A short left from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones pushes Rhodes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Jones gets through Rhodes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drunk Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rhodes blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Rhodes tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Rhodes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rhodes is rocked!

It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rhodes! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Drunk Jones!
A relieved looking Drunk Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.