PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy McMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMan has chosen Send me on my way - Rusted Root as his entrance music. Eddy McMan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
McMan

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy McMan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and McMan counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
McMan tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McMan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - McMan circles away.
McMan tries a head kick but it misses.
McMan throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones wants to clinch.
McMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch up but McMan circles away and keeps his distance.
McMan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but McMan keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch up but McMan keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch but McMan moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
McMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMan throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a series of punches but McMan avoids them all with ease.
Jones wants to clinch.
McMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and McMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up

and McMan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMan looking to finish with strikes here!
McMan raining down shots from the mount!
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by McMan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones won't allow McMan to sweep him here.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McMan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McMan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
McMan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McMan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McMan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Jones tries for a kimura but McMan is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. McMan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but McMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but McMan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones dodges the punch combination from McMan.
Horrible takedown by McMan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
McMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but McMan is avoiding it.
Jones dodges the punch combination from McMan.
McMan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMan, pushing him back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones is looking to clinch but McMan is avoiding it.
Jab from McMan.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones wants to clinch but McMan slips to the side
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch up but McMan circles away and keeps his distance.
McMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones blocks a head kick by McMan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones looks to clinch
letting McMan counter with a right hand.
McMan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from McMan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a head kick but McMan moves out of range.
McMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMan.
McMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - McMan circles away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but McMan circles away.
Jones misses with a hook. McMan ducked under it nicely.
McMan dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but McMan keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but McMan has the dominant position.
McMan blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones wants to clinch up but McMan keeps it at a distance.
McMan shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McMan blocks the body kick.
No joy there for McMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to clinch up but McMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for McMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones wants to clinch.
McMan misses with a head kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but McMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McMan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
McMan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from McMan.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
McMan lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
McMan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and McMan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and McMan moves out of range easily.
McMan blocks a jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch there but McMan circles away.
Jones throws a hook to the side of McMan's head but McMan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from McMan misses.
Eddy McMan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - McMan circles away.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from McMan. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tries to clinch but McMan is having none of it.
McMan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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