PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. Jones has chosen Pastor Troy - I Want War as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Richards
vs
Jones

183 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richards's head.
Richards blocks a jab.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Jones lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Richards slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Richards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richards moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Richards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Richards controlling the pace.
Richards prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of CJ Richards.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Jaylen Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones works Richards's body with a nice hook.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards slips a jab from Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Richards staying out of range there.
Jones stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Richards seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A low kick from Jones misses

and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Richards lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
CJ Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to control the position.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Richards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Richards moves away from the strike by Jones.

Richards shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Richards finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones pushes Richards off looking to stand but Richards dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richards is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richards thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Richards dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a leg kick

and Richards counters with a head kick that drops Jones to the mat! Jones scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Jones is rocked!
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 body shot.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Jones throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards slips under a jab from Jones.
Jaylen Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Richards walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Richards feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Richards changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Richards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Richards.
Richards controlling the action here.
Richards wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richards scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
Richards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Richards!
CJ Richards spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.