PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norse Loki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jhones
vs
Loki

205 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
244 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Jhones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norse Loki!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loki misses the jab.
Loki throws a sloppy body shot
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loki throws a right and a left that Jhones avoids nicely.
Loki punishes Jhones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jhones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loki takes a swing at Jhones's ribcage but misses.
Jhones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loki lands with a shot to the body.
Loki misses with a looping left.
Norse Loki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loki lands with a right hand.
Loki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jhones rather than just go for the knockout.
Loki scores with a body shot.
Jhones is breathing heavily.
Loki missing with a left hand there. Jhones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Loki.

Steven Jhones's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loki misses with a hook. Jhones ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Jhones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loki.
Jhones ducks under a wild hook from Loki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loki. Jhones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loki lands a jab to Jhones's midsection.
Loki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Loki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jhones manages to avoid it.
Jhones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loki misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loki lands a body shot.
Loki misses the shot to the body.
Loki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jhones was well out of range. Poor timing from Loki.
Loki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Loki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jhones on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loki misses the shot to the body.
Loki thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Loki as he connects with a hook.
Jhones takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loki cracks Jhones with an open hand slap.
Jhones ducks under a wild hook from Loki.
Loki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jhones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loki digs a good body shot into Jhones's ribs.
Loki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jhones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Loki misses.
Jhones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Loki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loki just misses with a punch to the body.
Loki throws a body punch but Jhones moves out of range.
Loki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jhones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loki connects with a body shot that sends Jhones's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norse Loki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jhones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Loki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jhones manages to avoid it.
Loki misses the shot to the body.
Loki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jhones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norse Loki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Loki as he connects with a hook.
Loki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jhones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Loki tests Jhones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loki lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loki misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Loki misses.
Loki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jhones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Loki.
Nice defenses there by Jhones.
Loki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jhones.
Loki lands a nice shot to the body.
Jhones slips a jab from Loki.
Loki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loki stuns Jhones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhones staying out of range there.
Loki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jhones back to the cage. Loki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loki misses with a body shot.
Loki scores with a punch to the head.
Loki scores with a jab to the body.
Loki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Jhones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Jhones 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Loki both land. Nice combination.
Loki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jhones circles away quickly and effectively.
Loki just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jhones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jhones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jhones slips a straight right by Loki.
Loki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Loki there.
Jhones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Jhones.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loki lands with a straight right. Jhones didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Loki. Those never looked like landing.
Loki swings for the body but Jhones moves out of range.
Loki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Steven Jhones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Loki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loki cracks a nice hook into Jhones's ribs.
Loki lands with an uppercut that bounces Jhones off the cage and back into range.
Loki misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loki misses with a series of wild punches.
Loki lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norse Loki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Jhones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Loki takes a swing at Jhones's ribcage but misses.
Loki connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Loki.
Loki just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Loki. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Loki - just one landing.
Jhones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jhones's head.
A big left from Loki misses.
Loki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loki connects with a body shot.
Loki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jhones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loki lands a nice hook to Jhones's body. Jhones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jhones was well out of range. Poor timing from Loki.
Loki misses with the combination.
Loki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loki scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loki throws a series of punches but Jhones avoids them all with ease.
Loki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loki connects with a body shot.
Jhones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loki.
Loki with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loki, as that shot connected.
Loki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jhones defending well as Loki loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loki scores with a body shot.
Jhones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jhones defending well as Loki loads up on a big left hand.
Jhones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jhones moves away.
Loki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jhones manages to avoid it.
Loki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jhones.
Loki misses with a looping right.
Loki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jhones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loki lands a jab.
Loki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Loki finds it's target.
Loki thows a body shot but no joy.
Loki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhones.
Loki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Loki. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loki.
Steven Jhones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norse Loki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norse Loki!