PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mukassa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Negreanu

194 cm
24
217 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
31
215 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mukassa Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Negreanu throws a shot to the body.
Negreanu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Negreanu throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Negreanu moves out of range of the body kick.
Negreanu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Negreanu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negreanu tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Negreanu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Negreanu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negreanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Negreanu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Negreanu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Negreanu misses.
Mukassa Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Negreanu wants a takedown.
Jones prevents a body shot from Negreanu.
Negreanu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Negreanu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Negreanu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones takes a swing at Negreanu's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Negreanu.
Jones looks for the body kick but Negreanu saw that one coming.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Negreanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Negreanu misses with an uppercut.
Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones moves into the clinch.
Negreanu working aggressively here.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Negreanu is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Negreanu's efforts to push away.

Negreanu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Negreanu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Negreanu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mukassa Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Negreanu.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a jab. Negreanu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Negreanu staying out of range there.
Jones tries to clinch but Negreanu is having none of it.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Negreanu pushes him off.
Negreanu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones digs a good hook to Negreanu's body.
Mukassa Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Negreanu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Negreanu slips a jab from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones motions for Negreanu to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones checks a low kick from Negreanu.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Negreanu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Negreanu throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Negreanu ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negreanu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Negreanu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones tries to clinch there but Negreanu circles away.
Negreanu tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Negreanu jabs at Jones's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negreanu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Negreanu throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones feints and then cracks Negreanu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Negreanu down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Negreanu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Negreanu pushes him off.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Negreanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones cracks Negreanu with an open hand slap.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Negreanu has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones avoids the body shot from Negreanu.
Negreanu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Negreanu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Negreanu counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Negreanu misses.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones tries to work over Negreanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Negreanu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Negreanu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negreanu wants to get back to his feet.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Negreanu prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Negreanu.

Jones kicks Negreanu off and gets to his feet.
Mukassa Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Negreanu drops Jones with a left and a right! Oh, Jones is hurt - Negreanu dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Mukassa Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Negreanu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negreanu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Negreanu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Negreanu but great work by Jones.
Negreanu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Negreanu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Negreanu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Negreanu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Negreanu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Negreanu is trying to control but can't.

Jones is working for a kimura but Negreanu is defending it quite comfortably.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Negreanu defends it well.

Jones is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Negreanu to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Negreanu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Negreanu tries to pass.
Negreanu passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mukassa Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Negreanu misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Negreanu fails to land the takedown.
Negreanu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Negreanu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Negreanu throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Negreanu tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones wants to clinch
and Negreanu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones cracks Negreanu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Negreanu. Negreanu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Negreanu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Negreanu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Negreanu.
Jones scores with the left hand. Negreanu knows he should have avoided that one.
Negreanu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Negreanu's head back.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Negreanu throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Negreanu. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Negreanu tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Negreanu misses with a kick to the body.
Negreanu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Negreanu. Negreanu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Negreanu misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Negreanu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Negreanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Negreanu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Negreanu off the cage and back into range.
Negreanu throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Negreanu shoots in but no luck this time.
Mukassa Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Negreanu.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Negreanu's defenses.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Negreanu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Negreanu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Negreanu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a body punch but Negreanu moves out of range.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Negreanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Negreanu's defenses.
Negreanu tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Negreanu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Negreanu.
Negreanu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Negreanu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negreanu tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones throws a leg kick but Negreanu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Negreanu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mukassa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mukassa Jones!
Mukassa Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.