PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joseph Amadi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Amadi
vs
Jones

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good elbows
Very confident

Ambush Sportswear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Amadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeremy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amadi lands the left hand.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amadi.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Amadi in a clinch.
Jones stalling against the ropes.
Amadi trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amadi into the ropes.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Amadi avoids the damage to the body.
Jones stalling against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadi looking to stall.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amadi.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Amadi is blocking nicely.
Amadi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amadi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amadi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Amadi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amadi tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Amadi back against the ropes.
Amadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amadi is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Amadi is trying to break free.
Amadi lands with a right to the head.
Amadi tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amadi's face.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amadi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Amadi takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Amadi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jones drives through and clinches with Amadi against the ropes.
Amadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amadi is defending well for now.
Jones prevents Amadi from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has Amadi pressed against the ropes, preventing Amadi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amadi can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Amadi to work.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Amadi won't want to take too many of those.
Amadi tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amadi prevents a body shot from Jones.
Amadi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadi managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Amadi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amadi is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amadi has his back to the ropes.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amadi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones works on Amadi's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones lands a high kick!
Jones is looking to clinch but Amadi is avoiding it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Amadi misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amadi.
Amadi avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amadi's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones working Amadi over with knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amadi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones is leaning against Amadi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph Amadi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amadi's face.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Amadi won't want to take too many of those.
Amadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones tries to work over Amadi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Amadi's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amadi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
A relieved looking Jeremy Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.