PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Enduro (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
Enduro

170 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Enduro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enduro fails to land the takedown.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Enduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enduro staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Enduro on that attempt.
Enduro slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Enduro.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt.
Enduro fails with the takedown.
Enduro shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Enduro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Enduro off and has taken his back!
Enduro rolls, trying to escape but Jones keeps control of the position.
Jones just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Enduro tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controlling well, preventing Enduro from escaping the position.
Jones has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Enduro's body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Enduro rolls, trying to escape but Jones keeps control of the position.
Enduro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Enduro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to stand but Enduro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jones is keen to just control but Enduro is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Enduro.
Enduro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Enduro has a takedown stuffed.
Enduro looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Enduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enduro fails to land the takedown.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Enduro slips the punch.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Enduro. Enduro gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses the jab.
Marcus Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enduro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Enduro is just out of range.
Enduro shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Enduro saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Enduro.
Enduro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enduro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Enduro shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enduro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enduro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Enduro shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Enduro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enduro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Enduro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Enduro moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Enduro shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enduro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Enduro or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Enduro shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Enduro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Enduro on that attempt.
Enduro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Enduro persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
A choreographed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Enduro on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Enduro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Enduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws the left hand but Enduro avoids the punch easily.
Enduro tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enduro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Enduro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Enduro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Enduro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Enduro fails with the takedown.
Jones throws a hook but Enduro blocks it.
Enduro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Enduro.
Enduro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enduro shoots in but no luck this time.
Enduro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Jones 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.

Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a jab when Enduro was well out of range.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Enduro shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enduro slips a straight right by Jones.
Enduro shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones looks to land a combination but Enduro avoids it well.
Enduro closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Enduro pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Enduro.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Enduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enduro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Enduro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones thuds his right hand into Enduro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Enduro is breathing heavily.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Enduro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Enduro fails to land the takedown.
Enduro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Enduro off to one side.

Enduro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Enduro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to control Enduro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Enduro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Enduro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Enduro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Enduro thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones tries to kick Enduro off but Enduro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Enduro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Enduro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Enduro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Enduro moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Enduro tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Enduro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Enduro backs up against the cage.
Enduro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Enduro with that takedown attempt.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Enduro moves away and avoids it.
Enduro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Enduro slips a straight right by Jones.
Horrible takedown by Enduro or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

Enduro feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Enduro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Enduro tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Enduro stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Enduro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones has control of Enduro's left arm, preventing Enduro from doing any damage.
Enduro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Enduro preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enduro postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones blocks the strikes from Enduro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enduro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Enduro's guard.
Enduro punching to the body, from the bottom.
Enduro being controlled here, momentarily.
Enduro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Enduro keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enduro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Enduro shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Enduro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Enduro shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Enduro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Enduro persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Enduro looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Enduro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enduro shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Enduro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Enduro off to one side.
Enduro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Enduro ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Enduro or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones misses with an uppercut. Enduro saw that one coming.

Enduro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Enduro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
I wouldn't like to be where Jones is right now.
Jones struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Enduro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Enduro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones wants to control but Enduro postures up.
Jones prevents Enduro from moving into mount.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Enduro slips the punch.
Enduro ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Enduro tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Enduro moves away and avoids it.
Enduro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enduro shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Enduro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Enduro.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Enduro shoots in.
Enduro avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Enduro with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Enduro.
Enduro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Enduro slips under a jab from Jones.
No luck for Enduro with that takedown attempt.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Enduro moved out of range.
Enduro staying out of range there.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Enduro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enduro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.
Enduro is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones wants to control but Enduro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Enduro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Enduro lands strikes from half guard.
Enduro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones is controlling Enduro's posture.
Jones wants to stand but Enduro is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Enduro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Enduro is having none of it.
Jones has control of Enduro's left arm, preventing Enduro from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Enduro's guard.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Enduro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones won't allow Enduro to sweep him here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Enduro keeps moving.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Enduro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Enduro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Enduro prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enduro.
Enduro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Enduro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones tries to kick Enduro off but Enduro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Enduro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Enduro.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Enduro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Mr Enduro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enduro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Enduro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Jones!