PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr Formsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andr Formsma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jones
vs
Formsma

189 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andr Formsma!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Formsma dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Formsma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Formsma throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Formsma avoids the body shot from Jones.
Formsma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Formsma.
Formsma tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Formsma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Formsma lands the left hand.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Formsmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Formsma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Formsma tries to clinch up.
Formsma throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formsma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Formsma feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Formsma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Formsma misses with a two punch combination.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Formsma counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Formsma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Formsma is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Formsma has his back to the cage.
Formsma misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Formsma keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formsma looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Formsma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Formsma trying to land knees to the body.
Formsma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Formsma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Formsma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Formsma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Formsma misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Formsma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Formsma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Formsmas head.
Formsma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Formsma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Formsma tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Formsma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Formsma misses with a knee to the head.
Formsma missing with knees to the body.
Formsma tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Formsma back against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Formsma has him pinned against the cage.
Formsma trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Formsma misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Formsma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Formsma tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Formsma to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formsma is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Formsma into the cage.
Formsma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Formsma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Formsma is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Formsma has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Formsma.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Formsma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Formsma looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Formsma misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr Formsma 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.

Formsma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Formsma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Formsma wants to clinch.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Formsma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
A combination from Formsma does no damage.
Formsma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andr Formsma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Formsma swinging wildly here.
Formsma throws a head kick that misses.
Formsma throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Formsma throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Formsma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Formsma.
Jones is looking to wear down Formsma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones cracks Formsma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a combination. Formsma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Formsma clinches up against the cage.
Formsma misses with a punch on the inside.
Formsma misses with a knee to the head.
Formsma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 effectively controlling the action here.
Formsma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formsma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to work over Formsma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Formsma tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Formsma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Formsma lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Levi Jones has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Formsma has double underhooks.
Formsma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Formsma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Formsma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Formsma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Formsma controls his hands.
Formsma looking to slow down the pace here.
Andr Formsma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Formsma throws an elbow but misses.
Formsma missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formsma looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.

Formsma breaks from the clinch.
Formsma moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Formsma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Formsma with an uppercut!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Formsma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Formsma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Formsma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Levi Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Formsma is breathing heavily.
Formsma moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Formsma throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Formsma is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Formsma fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Levi Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Levi Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones cracks a nice hook into Formsma's ribs.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Formsma throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Formsma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Formsma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Formsma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Formsma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Formsma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a jab. Formsma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formsma throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Andr Formsma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Formsma. Those never looked like landing.
Formsma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Formsma misses with a head kick.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Formsma on the side of the head.
Formsma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Formsma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Formsma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones slips under a jab.
Formsma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Formsma. Formsma obviously looking to wear him down.
Formsma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Formsma throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Formsma fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Formsma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Formsma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Formsma misses with a wild combination.
Formsma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Formsma tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Formsma.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones lands a body shot.
Formsma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Formsma's hands.
Formsma throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Formsma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Jones.

Formsma is rocked!
Jones lands with a hook. Formsma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Formsma is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones cracks Formsma with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Formsma falls to his knees and Jones doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi Jones!