PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mach II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). II comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Jones has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Carlos Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

II
vs
Jones

190 cm
25
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Modernized Goroshi Supplements

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mach II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes a swing at II's ribcage but misses.
II connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but II is out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
II fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

II clinches with his opponent.
II landing knees to the body.
II lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from II.
II lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
II tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but II has double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but II has him pinned against the cage.
II lands a left hand.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
II stalling the fight.
II tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing II back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
II landing knees to the body.
II lands a knee to the body.
II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones looks winded!
II has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
II works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
II lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
II lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
II landing knees to the body.
II lands a knee to the head.
II scores a nice knee to the body.
II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from II.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
II with a knee to the head.
II lands a damaging elbow.
II lands a body punch.
II lands a nice elbow.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. II obliges.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from II.
II has Jones pushed against the cage.
II lands a body shot.
II lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
II lands a nice knee to the body.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
II lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
II lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from II as the two fighters clinch.
II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones wants to break free but II has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as II takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from II.
Nice body punch from II.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from II.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
II landing knees to the head.
II working Jones over with knees to the body.
II lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
II works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones is trying to push II away but II has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
II landing knees to the body.
II crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for II.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
II lands with a light punch inside.
II lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. II obliges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
II lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mach II dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
II just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by II.
II bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.

II fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
II lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but II has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by II.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but II has double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but II has him pinned against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on II - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
II connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
II comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
II lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
II lands a knee to the body.
II is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
II scores with a knee to the head.
II lands a nice elbow.
II lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. II obliges.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
II lands a left hand.
Mach II has scored more points in the clinch so far.
II lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
II lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by II.
II unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
II lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for II.
II lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from II.
II landing knees to the head.
II lands an elbow inside.
II lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from II.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
II scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from II.
II lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
II connects with a knee to the head.
II with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but II has him pressed against the cage.
II lands an uppercut.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
II keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
II landing knees to the head.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from II.
II scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
II with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but II is controlling him.
II lands a left hand.
II lands a body punch.
II can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
II lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
II keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
II keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
II landing knees to the body.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mach II dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to bum rush II with a series of wild strikes but II uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
II throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
II moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones swings for the body but II moves out of range.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by II. II maintains the clinch.
II lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
II landing knees to the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
II working Jones over with knees to the body.
II digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
II is working Jones over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
II connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones tries to circle away but II has him pinned against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but II has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but II won't allow it.
II lands an elbow inside.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II working Jones over with knees to the body.
II lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
II putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
II connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
II gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. II obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. II obliges.
II crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
II lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
II gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from II.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
II throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II lands an elbow inside.
II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is trying to push II away but II has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is trying to break free.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from II.
II lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is trying to break free.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from II.
II lands a body punch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
II lands a knee to the head.
II 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.
Jones is trying to push II away but II has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from II.
Carlos Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
II putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from II.
II with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from II.
II lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mach II showed his dominance in that final round.
Well II 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mach II!
Mach II very nearly forgot to thank Ace of Spades Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Carlos Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.