PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jones
vs
Shaw

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Shaw misses with a head kick.

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

Jones pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shaw gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Shaw closes the distance and clinches.

Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Roy Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shaw moves into the clinch.

Shaw drags the fight down to the ground.

Shaw has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Shaw tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Shaw backing up. Shaw nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaw sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Shaw lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Shaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaw sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.

Shaw darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Shaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw throws a leg kick that misses.

Shaw closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shaw prevents it.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Shaw stops a takedown attempt from Jones.

Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Shaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.

Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaw lands with a shot to the body.
Shaw throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Shaw clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shaw lands a head shot.
Shaw wobbles Jones with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Shaw dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Jones to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roy Shaw!