PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Shin

183 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jericho Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Shin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Shin misses.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that Shin ducks under and follows up with a left that Shin also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Jones stalks Shin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shin's face. Shin staggers backwards, shaken.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shin.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shin.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Shin. Shin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a right hand that Shin ducks under and follows up with a left that Shin also avoids with ease.
Jones lands a jab to Shin's midsection.
No joy there for Shin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jericho Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thuds a left hand into Shin's body.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Shin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shin avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Shin looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Shin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Shin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shin throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a series of punches but Shin moves out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shin misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Shin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jericho Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Shin.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones with a jab.
Shin misses with the combination.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones thuds his right hand into Shin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shin doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jericho Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Shin seems unphased.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Shin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Shin dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Shin misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones works Shin's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Nice shot by Jones.
Shin looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho 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.

Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shin.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shin.
Shin avoids the body shot from Jones.
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shin throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A swing and a miss from Shin.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shin fails with the takedown.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Shin's ribs.
Jones punishes Shin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Shin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jericho Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones slips under a jab from Shin.
Jones lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shin throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones cracks Shin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jericho Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Shin.
Shin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shin motions for Jones to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Shin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Shin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Shin misses with a wild combination.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Shin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shin throws out the jab.
Shin throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Shin moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Shin throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Shin dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Shin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Shin shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Shin missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shin.
Shin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
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.
Shin is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Shin controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones is letting Shin control him for a moment.
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 struggling a bit here.
Shin cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Shin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shin trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jericho Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Shin has hold of Jones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Shin cranks the arm and Jones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcus Shin!