PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Life Goes On kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fabio Jones enters the cage!

Brox
vs
Jones

178 cm
27
168 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

185 cm
32
155 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randolf Brox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brox shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones motions for Brox to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brox. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Brox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws the left hand but Brox avoids the punch easily.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Brox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Brox.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brox thows a body shot but no joy.

Brox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Brox getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brox throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brox.
Jones wants to improve his position but Brox is controlling well.
Brox wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Brox prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is pressing down on Brox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Brox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brox!
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brox is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Brox is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brox is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Brox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.

Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brox has worked his arm free - good work by Brox!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Brox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Brox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones grinds an elbow into Brox's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones landing strikes.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Brox is working away.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brox is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones grinds an elbow into Brox's temple.
Brox is looking to reverse the position.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Brox is trying to improve his position.
Brox on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones is putting a hurting on Brox here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Brox takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Brox moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Brox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brox.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Brox.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Brox avoids them all with ease.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Brox. Brox maintains the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brox holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brox lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brox.
Brox tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brox.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Brox.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Brox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brox takes a shot to the head.
Brox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brox misses with a body punch.
Brox throws a head punch that misses.
Brox lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Brox gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Randolf Brox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Jones.
Brox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Brox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Brox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brox.
Brox tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for Brox.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Brox wants to stall.
Brox stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Brox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Brox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brox cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brox throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones connects with a single shot there.

Jones rushes Brox and presses him up against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brox's efforts to push away.
Brox blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Brox.
Brox lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randolf Brox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Brox counters with a nice body shot.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brox fails to land with a series of punches.
Brox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Brox circles away.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Brox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

It looks like Randolf Brox has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Brox.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Brox is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brox checks a leg kick.
Brox shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brox is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brox's head.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brox tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to control. Brox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brox kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fabio Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones scoring with strikes but Brox is staying in there.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brox's face.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Brox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.

Brox is rocked!
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Brox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Brox in real trouble here! The ref calls for Brox to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Jones!
Our winner, Fabio Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.