PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with what's new pussycat blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jones
vs
Kenzie

185 cm
28
183 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

191 cm
36
177 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to move into range but Kenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a straight left.
Kenzie cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Kenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones moves out of range as Kenzie strikes.
Kenzie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch
and Kenzie counters with a straight right hand.

Kenzie tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones letting Kenzie take a breather here.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.

It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie blocks an elbow strike.
Kenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Kenzie 's eye.

Kenzie breaks from the clinch.
Kenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Nice jab there from Kenzie.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Kenzie is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Kenzie catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Kenzie swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Jones avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Kenzie lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kenzie is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Kenzie misses with a body punch.
Kenzie wants to stall.
Kenzie working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie prevents a body shot from Jones.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones blocking some punches.
Kenzie lands a shot to the body.
Jones digs a right hand into Kenzie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kenzie's gas tank.
Kenzie is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenzie's efforts to push away.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
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.

Jones slips under a jab.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Jones tries to clinch but Kenzie is having none of it.
Jones looks to clinch
and Kenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Kenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Kenzie looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Kenzie. Kenzie maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kenzie misses with some punches.
Kenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands an elbow just above Kenzie 's eye.
Kenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenzie is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Kenzie slows down the pace here.
Jones looking to stall.
Kenzie misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Kenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenzie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones is pushing Kenzie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Patrick Kenzie's cut even more.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Kenzie is struggling to control the position.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie blocks an uppercut.
Tom Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Kenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenzie tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kenzie tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
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 Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenzie tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Jones moves to clinch but Kenzie breaks away
and Kenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kenzie stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenzies head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands an elbow just above Kenzie 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Kenzie keeps it at a distance.

Kenzie gets a clinch.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenzie lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenzie works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Kenzie is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones blocking some punches.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenzie.
Jones tries to work over Kenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Kenzie avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Kenzie cracks Jones with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kenzie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kenzie tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones prevents Kenzie from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kenzie.
Come on Kenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie working aggressively here.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Kenzie tries to tie him up.
Kenzie is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenzie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patrick Kenzie.
Jones tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Kenzie.
I think Kenzie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!