PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Savage

180 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky 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, Stevie Savage!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Savage throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Savage tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Savage walks into a left hand.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Savage.
Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones slips a straight right by Savage.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Savage throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage looks gassed!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage misses with the combination.
Savage throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savage slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!

Savage is rocked!
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
Savage takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevie Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage staying out of range there.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Jones throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savage swinging wildly here.
Jones swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a hook.
Savage defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
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!
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage avoids the body shot from Jones.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones lands with a hook. Savage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Savage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevie Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage scores with a hook.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones misses with a hook.
Savage misses with the combination.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Savage back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones with a nice cross.
Savage scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones scores with a jab.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Savage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Savage misses with the combination.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Savage slips a jab from Jones.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Savage slips a straight right by Jones.
Savage's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Savage duly obliges.
Savage moves away from the strike by Jones.
Savage tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Rocky Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage slips under a jab from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage slips under a jab from Jones.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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 misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savage scores with a nice head shot.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savage.
Savage digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Jones swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Savage under the eye.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage slips a jab from Jones.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage slips a jab from Jones.
Jones tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones scores with a jab.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Savage misses with a looping left.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Savage tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses the jab.
Savage slips a jab from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Savage swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Savage.
Savage misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Savage takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Savage walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Jones throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Savage misses with a hook.
Jones avoids the body shot from Savage.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Jones tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Jones misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Stevie Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

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 Rocky Jones.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

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